OpenAI’s ChatGPT experienced a major global outage on June 10, 2025, disrupting services for thousands of users across both free and paid tiers. Downdetector, a real-time status tracking platform, showed a sharp spike in error reports starting around 2:45 PM IST. By 3:02 PM IST, more than 1,100 users had reported problems, with 93% of complaints specifically tied to ChatGPT. The remaining issues were attributed to the OpenAI app (7%) and login-related difficulties (1%).
Social media platforms, particularly X (formerly Twitter), were flooded with user posts sharing screenshots of blank chat windows, interrupted responses, login loops, and frequent server error messages. Several users also noted that active sessions were interrupted without warning, resulting in lost work or incomplete conversations.
Status updates from OpenAI
Following the disruption, OpenAI began investigating the root cause and applied a mitigation by 10:50 PM IST. Recovery efforts were visible soon after, with improvements reported on both the ChatGPT interface and API services. By 1:04 AM IST on June 11, OpenAI confirmed full recovery of the API. However, voice mode was still facing elevated error rates at the time.
The OpenAI status page has since moved to a “monitoring” state, indicating continued oversight of all services. While no specific technical explanation has been provided publicly, the company stated that the fix was in place and was being monitored closely. Updates posted throughout the evening confirmed gradual recovery milestones across multiple services, including Copilot and Sora.
Global impact across user tiers
The outage affected users regardless of their subscription status, disrupting both the free-tier experience and ChatGPT Plus access. This included users on web browsers, mobile apps, and those relying on GPT API integrations. Though no data loss was officially acknowledged, user reports pointed to session failures and delayed response generation during the downtime.
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