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Around 3 p.m. PT on Wednesday, OpenAI's ChatGPT experienced a medium‑level disruption that left many users staring at a "Content failed to load" page. Staff in Seattle, Sacramento, Los Angeles and other cities reported the error, and DownDetector logged more than 3,000 complaints, 78 percent of which involved ChatGPT. By 4:30 p.m. PT the service appeared to be back online, though OpenAI did not immediately comment on the cause of the glitch. Read more

Around 10 a.m. ET (3 p.m. GMT) on April 20, 2026, OpenAI’s flagship chatbot ChatGPT and its code‑generation tool Codex experienced a partial outage. Users reported problems ranging from login failures to missing conversation histories and sluggish image generation. A poll conducted by TechRadar showed 63 percent of respondents struggled to access old chats, while 27 percent could not sign in. By early afternoon the number of complaints on Downdetector began to fall, and OpenAI’s status page indicated ongoing investigation but no clear timeline for full restoration. Read more

Anthropic confirmed an "elevated errors" issue on its Claude.ai platform on April 6, 2026, affecting login, voice mode and chat functions. The company posted updates to its status page throughout the day, announcing a fix at 12:44 PM ET and monitoring recovery. Users who reported problems on Down Detector and through personal accounts said the service began returning to normal shortly after the fix was applied. Read more

Anthropic confirmed that Claude.ai and Claude Code are experiencing elevated error rates and slower response times, with some users unable to log in. The company posted multiple status updates, noting that the Claude API remains unaffected. Reports on Down Detector peaked above a thousand but have begun to decline, and the iOS app appears to function normally while the web interface continues to encounter errors. Anthropic said a fix is being implemented and the issue is under active investigation. Read more

Anthropic experienced an outage affecting its Claude.AI, Claude Code, and Claude Opus 4.6 services that began just before 7 a.m. ET on Monday. The disruption lasted more than two hours, with Downdetector reporting a spike of nearly 2,000 reports around 6:45 a.m. ET, later dropping to 275 by 9:30 a.m. ET. Anthropic announced at 11 a.m. ET that all services were back online and thanked users for their patience amid high demand. Read more

A widespread partial outage disrupted ChatGPT use for many users, prompting over 12,000 reports on Down Detector. OpenAI identified elevated error rates across its ChatGPT and Platform services and marked the issue resolved by 5:14 PM ET, though a separate alert remained for its API fine‑tuning component. Anthropic’s Claude AI faced a similar API error, which was resolved by 1 PM ET. Both companies communicated status updates, confirming mitigation steps and ongoing monitoring. Read more

ChatGPT users experienced a period of unresponsiveness marked by a persistent loading indicator. OpenAI’s status page confirmed the investigation of elevated error rates and later announced the deployment of mitigation measures, restoring normal operation. Reports on monitoring platforms surged, prompting advice to refresh browsers or restart the app. The issue subsided as service indicators returned to green, signaling a full recovery. Read more