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Plain-English status for ChatGPT. Updated Mar 4, 2026, 4:44 PM.
degradedLast updated Mar 4, 2026, 4:44 PM
You may see "Try again later" or delays right now.
What you may feel
- Requests can fail or retry
- Short spikes of throttling
- Slow retries
What to do now
- Wait 10-30 minutes
- Try a smaller or faster model
- Reduce message length
- Switch to a smaller or faster model
- Reduce output length
Usually resolves in ~102 min.Similar issue: Elevated errors in ChatGPT file uploads
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Surface health
Text
degradedYou may see "Try again later" or delays right now.
Confidence: 70%
Images
operationalNo widespread issues detected.
Confidence: 35%
Voice
operationalNo widespread issues detected.
Confidence: 35%
Browse
operationalNo widespread issues detected.
Confidence: 35%
Tools
operationalNo widespread issues detected.
Confidence: 35%
Login
operationalNo widespread issues detected.
Confidence: 35%
Billing
operationalNo widespread issues detected.
Confidence: 35%
Rate limits
operationalNo widespread issues detected.
Confidence: 35%
Why we think this
We are looking at official incidents, synthetic probes, and anonymous user reports.