ChatGPT is down. The OpenAI chatbot is currently experiencing a significant outage affecting users across multiple regions, including major U.S. cities such as New York, Chicago, Seattle, Washington, Boston, Dallas, and Los Angeles. The issue began early Tuesday morning, June 10, when thousands of users started reporting problems accessing OpenAI’s popular AI chatbot.
According to Downdetector, over 2,000 reports were submitted within a short span, making it clear that the issue was widespread. Some users received a message stating “Too many concurrent requests”, while others encountered a “network error” warning.
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What is causing the ChatGPT outage on June 10?
While OpenAI has not yet released a complete postmortem of the incident, the company did acknowledge the problem through both its official status page and social media channels. As of noon Eastern Time, OpenAI confirmed they were experiencing “elevated error rates ”. They also noted that engineers had identified the root cause and were actively working on a fix.
The outage appears to be related to server-side infrastructure issues rather than problems on the user’s end. The fact that both ChatGPT’s web interface and API users were affected suggests a broader backend failure or overload.
Which cities have reported the most ChatGPT problems?
Based on data aggregated from user reports, the cities most affected by the outage include:
- New York
- Chicago
- Seattle
- Washington, D.C.
- Boston
- Dallas
- Los Angeles
Users in these areas reported being unable to access ChatGPT, whether on the free or paid Plus tiers. The problems ranged from server unresponsiveness to complete failure in generating replies.
Is ChatGPT Plus also affected by the outage?
Yes, even ChatGPT Plus subscribers—those paying $20 per month for enhanced access and faster speeds—were not immune to the issues. Despite their subscription, many Plus users received the same error messages as free users, signaling that the outage had impacted all service tiers equally.
This is particularly significant given that OpenAI recently disclosed it has over 10 million ChatGPT Plus subscribers and 400 million weekly active users worldwide, making the service interruption even more disruptive.
What are the most common ChatGPT error messages today?
Users encountering the outage reported several types of error messages when attempting to access ChatGPT:
- “Too many concurrent requests” – indicating server overload
- “A network error occurred. Please check your connection and try again.”
- “If this issue persists please contact us through our help center at help.openai.com.”
These messages appeared across both web and mobile interfaces, signaling a consistent backend failure rather than client-specific problems.
