# Is ChatGPT down? OpenAI ‘experiencing issues’ with some users unable to log in > Source: > Published: 2026-07-25 10:42:22+00:00 # Is ChatGPT down? OpenAI ‘experiencing issues’ with some users unable to log in The outage is hitting users worldwide - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments [ChatGPT](/topic/chatgpt) is experiencing a major outage, with users worldwide unable to log in or load conversations. The outage began at about 5am ET on Saturday (10am GMT). An [OpenAI](/topic/openai) status page said that the AI tool is currently “experiencing issues” and has “elevated error rates”. “We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery,” it said. The outage is also affecting APIs and OpenAI’s coding platform, Codex. ‘Is ChatGPT down?’ is trending on Google, and more than 3,000 users flagged on the website DownDetector that the chatbot was not working on Saturday morning. Seventy-nine per cent of the outage reports relating to OpenAI were for ChatGPT, while 9 per cent were for the app and 8 per cent were for Codex, according to DownDetector. *This is a breaking news story. More to come. **Subscribe here **to get the latest updates from The Independent.* ## Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies [Comments](#comments-area)