Service comparison

Claude vs. ChatGPT

Claude vs. ChatGPT: uptime, incident frequency and resolution times, head-to-head.

Last 90 days · 192 incidents total · From each provider's official status page

Head-to-head

90-day summary

Uptime over time

Availability across windows

Window Claude ChatGPT Δ
Last 24 hours
98.96%
26.60%
+72.36 pp
Last 7 days
94.89%
57.52%
+37.37 pp
Last 30 days
84.51%
80.62%
+3.89 pp
Last 90 days
87.64%
82.70%
+4.94 pp

Uptime is the share of each window with no incident open on the provider's official status page. Δ is percentage-point difference (Claude minus ChatGPT). Higher is better.

Incidents 90-day

Severity breakdown

  • Claude

    86 total

    32 major 54 minor
    • Median resolution

      1h 5m

    • Longest incident

      99h 20m

  • ChatGPT

    106 total

    14 major 92 minor
    • Median resolution

      1h 24m

    • Longest incident

      45h 24m

Recent activity

Last 5 incidents, side-by-side

  • Claude logo

    Claude

    • Oct 5

      Elevated errors for Claude Mythos 5.1 and Claude Fable 5.1

      15m

      Major
    • Oct 1

      Delayed credits on the Claude Platform

      6h 15m

      Minor
    • Sep 29

      Elevated errors on claude.ai, Claude Code, Claude Cowork and the Claude API

      2h 5m

      Major
    • Sep 22

      Elevated errors for multiple models

      1h 37m

      Major
    • Sep 16

      Issues with Google Play subscriptions

      32m

      Minor
  • ChatGPT logo

    ChatGPT

    • Oct 6

      Elevated errors affecting multiple products including ChatGPT (conversations), Image generations, Spaces and Pages, API rehydration, and Dots.

      35m

      Minor
    • Oct 6

      Elevated errors in API Platform login and administration APIs.

      55m

      Minor
    • Oct 5

      Elevated error rates in Codex Cloud

      6h 2m

      Minor
    • Oct 5

      Elevated errors in ChatGPT conversations

      7h 2m

      Minor
    • Oct 5

      Admin Console Intermittently Inaccessible

      5h 17m

      Minor

Bottom line

Claude wins

Claude edges out on 90-day uptime.

Claude posted 87.64% vs. 82.70% for ChatGPT (Δ +4.94 pp). Incidents: 86 vs. 106 (-20).

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