ChatGPT works for others but not for me. What can I do?

1. Check whether it is only this device: Open the service on your phone using mobile data instead of Wi-Fi. If it works there, the problem is your home network or this computer, not the service. 2. Try a private window: Open the site in a private (incognito) window. If it loads there, a browser extension or stale cookies are in the way: clear the site's cookies and cached files, then disable extensions one at a time. 3. Try another browser: If the site works in a different browser, update or reset the one that fails. 4. Restart the router and the device: Unplug the router for 30 seconds, plug it back in, wait until it is online again, then restart the computer. This clears stuck connections and gives you a fresh route to the service. 5. Flush the DNS cache: Windows may still remember an old address for the service. Open Command Prompt as administrator and run the command below, then try again. 6. Turn off VPN and proxy for a moment: VPN exit servers are often rate-limited or blocked. Disconnect the VPN, and in Settings > Network & internet > Proxy make sure no manual proxy is set. 7. Change the DNS server: If the name still does not resolve, switch DNS in Settings > Network & internet > your connection > DNS server assignment to a public resolver such as 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8.

Is ChatGPT down?

Q: Is ChatGPT down right now?

Operational. Both signals agree: the official status feed and our own check.

No, ChatGPT is up right now

Both signals agree: the official status feed and our own check.

Official status

All Systems Operational

From status.openai.com, read 4 min ago.

Our check, from Germany

Answered in 448 ms

Request to chatgpt.com, 4 min ago. 285 of 288 checks in the last 24 hours succeeded, median 189 ms.

Is ChatGPT working for you?

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We are still collecting reports. The numbers appear once 20 people have answered within 24 hours.

Response time, last 24 hours

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Time to first responseFailed check

One request every 5 minutes from a single location (Falkenstein, Germany). It shows how the answer time changes; it is not the speed you will see on your own connection.

Works for everyone else? Fix it on your side

Check whether it is only this device. Open the service on your phone using mobile data instead of Wi-Fi. If it works there, the problem is your home network or this computer, not the service.
Try a private window. Open the site in a private (incognito) window. If it loads there, a browser extension or stale cookies are in the way: clear the site's cookies and cached files, then disable extensions one at a time.
Try another browser. If the site works in a different browser, update or reset the one that fails.
Restart the router and the device. Unplug the router for 30 seconds, plug it back in, wait until it is online again, then restart the computer. This clears stuck connections and gives you a fresh route to the service.
Flush the DNS cache. Windows may still remember an old address for the service. Open Command Prompt as administrator and run the command below, then try again.
ipconfig /flushdns
Turn off VPN and proxy for a moment. VPN exit servers are often rate-limited or blocked. Disconnect the VPN, and in Settings > Network & internet > Proxy make sure no manual proxy is set.
Change the DNS server. If the name still does not resolve, switch DNS in Settings > Network & internet > your connection > DNS server assignment to a public resolver such as 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8.

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