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ChatGPT vs Poe Uptime — Week of 20 April 2026

Both ChatGPT and Poe recorded 0% uptime during the week of April 20, 2026, according to Uptrue's independent monitoring. This unusual result warrants careful examination of the data collection methodo

20 April 2026·Uptrue Team

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TL;DR

ChatGPT and Poe both showed 0% uptime during the monitoring period
No response time data was successfully captured for either provider
Zero incidents were formally recorded despite the complete uptime failure
This data suggests a systematic monitoring issue rather than provider-level outages

Uptime This Week

Both ChatGPT and Poe reported 0% uptime during the week of April 20, 2026. The identical failure rate across both independent providers is atypical and suggests either a monitoring infrastructure issue, DNS resolution problems, or network-level connectivity failures affecting the measurement points. This outcome should be verified against alternative monitoring sources before drawing conclusions about actual service availability.

Response Time

Response time data not available for this period.

Response time data was unavailable for both providers during this monitoring period. The lack of successful response measurements aligns with the 0% uptime readings, preventing any analysis of latency performance.

Incidents & Downtime

Zero incidents were formally logged despite both providers showing complete uptime failure. This discrepancy indicates that Uptrue's incident detection system may not have been triggered, or that the monitoring framework experienced a systematic failure that prevented proper incident classification and logging.

Historical Context

AI tool providers have faced increasing reliability demands as usage scales. Service availability issues in this category often stem from traffic surges, infrastructure constraints, or regional network problems rather than software defects.

Which Should You Choose?

Do not rely on this week's data for production decision-making. Request Uptrue to verify monitoring infrastructure health and provide alternative measurement windows. Consider cross-validating with additional monitoring services before selecting either provider based on reliability metrics.

About This Data
All uptime, response time, and incident data is collected by Uptrue's independent monitoring infrastructure. HTTP checks run every 5 minutes. An incident is recorded only after 2+ consecutive failed checks. Uptrue is not affiliated with any monitored service. For corrections: reports@uptrue.io

Frequently Asked Questions

Which provider is more reliable based on this data?

This data cannot support a reliability comparison. Both showed identical 0% uptime, which indicates a systematic measurement issue rather than differentiated provider performance. Uptrue recommends obtaining data from alternative monitoring windows.

How often does ChatGPT or Poe go down?

This week's data is inconclusive. The complete uptime failure and zero incident count across both providers suggests monitoring infrastructure problems rather than actual service outages. Historical patterns from other monitoring periods would provide more reliable insight.

How is this uptime data collected?

Uptrue uses independent monitoring to track service availability by making regular requests to public endpoints (chat.openai.com and poe.com) and measuring successful responses. Response time data derives from the latency of these requests. The absence of both metrics during this period indicates a potential failure in the monitoring collection process itself.