ChatGPT was responding abnormally for 40 min on 16 September 2026. This report is generated automatically from DownBits monitoring data; the figures below are the measurements themselves, not an estimate.
Incident summary
- Service: ChatGPT (chatgpt.com)
- Started: 16 September 2026, 05:30 IST
- Recovered: 16 September 2026, 06:10 IST
- Duration: 40 min
- Severity: Degraded performance
- Detection: Detected by DownBits probe
- 30-day availability: 100.00%
What was reported
DownBits detected degraded performance on ChatGPT between 16 Sep 2026, 05:30 – 06:10 IST, lasting ongoing. Detected across 8 consecutive automated checks of chatgpt.com.
How this was measured
DownBits checks chatgpt.com every 5 minutes from its own infrastructure and reads the vendor status page on the same interval. An incident is opened only after repeated consecutive failures, and closed when checks succeed again. Full methodology is documented at https://downbits.com/methodology.
Live status for this service: Is ChatGPT down right now?
