# ChatGPT was down for many – here's what we know about the outage that hit some paid subscribers

> If you encountered an issue asking ChatGPT for a morning update, a topical question, or wanted to give the new Agent mode a try, you weren't alone as OpenAI confirmed a partial outage lasted for a little over an hour on…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/news/live/chatgpt-down-outage-july-21-2025?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=687e5da65c59fdc69552aff0)
- **Published:** 2025-07-21
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #chatgpt #openai #outage #paid #confirmed #subscribers #reports #users
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