September 16, 2025, 12:37 pm | Read time: 2 minutes
Currently, ChatGPT users are experiencing extensive disruptions. The issue seems to be widespread.
Artificial intelligence has long been a part of many people’s daily lives—especially through the use of chatbots. ChatGPT, in particular, has established itself as a leading tool, answering millions of questions daily, preparing texts, and assisting with recurring tasks. The irritation is all the greater when the service is disrupted. This is apparently the case for numerous users at the moment.
Users Report Widespread Disruption with ChatGPT
On the website “Allestörungen,” there is currently a noticeable increase in error reports. According to the site, outages occurred during the morning hours and around midday on September 16. Affected users report that they receive no response to questions entered into ChatGPT. We were able to confirm the issue with several colleagues in our editorial team.
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Although the website can still be opened and the chat window appears, the system refuses to respond to entered prompts. However, the official OpenAI status page does not indicate that the current problem is known.
Those who rely on functioning AI support in the short term should currently switch to alternatives such as Google’s Gemini or Meta AI. It remains uncertain how reliably the service can be used until the disruption with ChatGPT is resolved.
Extensive Outages Already in Early September
At the beginning of the month, there was already a fairly extensive outage of ChatGPT. An analysis by “Netzwelt” showed that the difficulties were noticeable nationwide and likely beyond. While the majority of those affected reported a lack of responses, others were unable to send messages or access the main page.