ChatGPT may not be working due to several common reasons as of August 2025:
- Server issues or outages on OpenAI’s side, which can cause temporary downtime or degraded performance. These are typically reported on OpenAI’s status page.
- High traffic causing capacity overloads, especially during peak usage times, which may limit availability for free users.
- Corrupt browser cache or cookies, which can interfere with the chatbot's functionality.
- Conflicting browser extensions that block or modify ChatGPT’s scripts.
- Network issues on the user’s end, such as unstable or slow internet connections.
- Specific recent issues include outages related to the search functionality integrated into ChatGPT, causing partial service disruptions.
Fixes include checking OpenAI’s status page for ongoing issues, clearing browser cache and cookies, disabling browser extensions, using incognito mode or a different browser, improving internet connection, restarting routers, or switching to a more stable network. Users with heavy demand can also upgrade to ChatGPT Plus for priority access and better performance during high traffic times.
So, if ChatGPT is not working, it is often due to server or network issues, browser-related problems, or high demand periods. Checking its status and trying basic troubleshooting steps is recommended.
