Practical, plain-language guides for when an AI tool stops working: how to tell if it is down or just you, the fastest fixes, the real causes behind outages, and the best alternatives to switch to.
What to Do When an AI Tool Is Down: A Step-by-Step Guide
A calm, step-by-step guide to what to do when an AI tool is down: confirm the outage, rule out your own side, try the fixes that work, and wait it out smartly.
How to Tell If an AI Service Is Down or It Is Just You
A simple, no-jargon routine to tell if an AI service is down for everyone or just you: check a live monitor, test a private window, network, and device.
Why Do AI Tools Go Down? The Real Causes Behind AI Outages
AI tools go down from demand spikes, cloud provider failures, bad deployments, network issues, maintenance, and security limits. Here are the real causes, in plain English.
The Best AI Alternatives to Use During an Outage
When your AI tool is down, here are the best alternatives by task, how to confirm a backup is up first, and how to switch without losing your work.
Why Is ChatGPT Not Working? Causes and How to Fix It
Why is ChatGPT not working? The common causes (outage, browser, network, account, rate limits) and the exact steps to fix ChatGPT when it stalls or will not load.
Is ChatGPT Shutting Down? What Is Actually Happening
No, ChatGPT is not shutting down. Here is what people actually experience (outages, high demand, limits) and how to check real status instead of rumors.
Why Is Claude Not Working or Overloaded? Causes and Fixes
Seeing "Claude is overloaded" or Claude not responding? Learn what the high-demand message means, how to check if Claude is down, and simple fixes to try.
Why Is Gemini Not Working? Causes and Fixes
Gemini not working? Learn whether it's down or your Google account, region, browser, or VPN, with clear step by step fixes to get it working again.
Why Is Character.AI Not Working? Causes and Fixes
Character.AI not working, not loading, or not responding? Learn the common causes, the at-capacity queue, and step-by-step fixes, plus how to check if it is down.
Why Is Grok Not Working?
Grok not working? Learn how to tell if it is an outage or your connection, the common causes, step-by-step fixes, and when to just wait it out.
Why Is DeepSeek Not Working?
DeepSeek not working? Find out if it is a DeepSeek outage or your device, with step-by-step fixes for errors, login issues, and slow responses, plus live status.
Why Is Copilot Not Working?
Copilot not working? Troubleshoot Microsoft Copilot on web, Windows, Edge, and Microsoft 365 with fixes for sign-in, licensing, browser, and network issues.
ChatGPT Outage History: How to Track Past and Present Disruptions
ChatGPT outage history explained: learn the common types of disruption, how to read uptime and user reports, and how to track live ChatGPT status on is-down.ai.
How to Compare the Reliability of AI Tools
Most reliable AI tool? Learn how to compare AI reliability the right way: uptime myths, outage types, status-page transparency, and live side-by-side data.
Why Is Perplexity Not Working?
Perplexity not working? Learn how to tell if it’s down or just you, common causes from server load to sign-in and cache issues, plus step-by-step fixes.
Why Is Cursor Not Working?
Cursor not working? Find out whether it is down or just you, with fixes for sign-in, the model backend, usage limits, proxies and slow completions.
Why Is Midjourney Not Working?
Midjourney not working? Learn whether the problem is Discord or Midjourney, with fixes for sign-in, stuck jobs, fast-hours limits and queue delays.