Archive · 3 Dec 2025
ChatGPT Restored After Brief Outage
ChatGPT, a popular chatbot by OpenAI, had a brief outage on Tuesday.
Users reported errors and were temporarily locked out.
OpenAI quickly fixed the issue, which was caused by a routing misconfiguration.
The company is under a lot of pressure to improve ChatGPT's performance and stability.
They have declared a 'code red' to focus on these improvements.
Meanwhile, competitors like Google's Gemini are gaining market share.
Even though the outage was short, it shows how important it is for OpenAI to keep ChatGPT working well for its many users.
ChatGPT experienced a brief outage on Tuesday due to a routing misconfiguration.
Users reported errors and temporary lockouts, with close to 3,000 outage reports on Down detector.
OpenAI acknowledged the issues and quickly fixed the routing misconfiguration.
OpenAI has declared a 'code red' to focus on improving ChatGPT's performance and stability.
Competitors like Google's Gemini are gaining market share, adding pressure on OpenAI.
- Who
- OpenAI and ChatGPT users
- What
- ChatGPT experienced a brief outage due to a routing misconfiguration
- When
- On Tuesday
- Where
- Globally
- Why
- Due to a routing misconfiguration and increased internal pressure
- Service Affected
- ChatGPT
- Reported Issues
- Routing misconfiguration, increased error rates
- OpenAI's Response
- Acknowledged issues, fixed routing misconfiguration
- Outage Reports
- Close to 3,000 reports on Down detector
- Internal Status
- Code red declared by CEO Sam Altman
- Competition
- Google's Gemini at 15% market share
- User Base
- Over 800 million weekly users as of October
