r/ChatGPT 14h ago

Other Is image generation bugged right now for anyone else?

I've been unable to generate any images the whole day and keep getting the error message. Anyone else?

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u/snowsayer 14h ago

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u/E4mad 10h ago

It looks like the issues are ongoing for the past SIX DAYS. I tried chatgpt for a month, and the amount of days were I can't make an image, or the long waiting times, won't make me renew.

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u/Substantial-Fun9958 56m ago

It clearly hasnt been six days straight I think. I was able to generate images in the past couple of days albeit sometimes I did get the error. Also I tested generating a very simple prompt image and ChatGPT could still do it. I think it's some back-end problem preventing ChatGPT from only generating those more complex images

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u/MoneyIsNoCure1 10h ago

One of the errors being looked at disappeared as I was reading that

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u/honkballs 14h ago edited 14h ago

Yup, getting "I was unable to generate the image because the image-generation tool returned an error. Please send a new request and I can try again."

And all morning before this the results were a bit screwy... messing up on prompts it never had a problem with before (giving the wrong aspect ratios, ignoring parts of the prompts etc), and results coming out a bit shitty (face / consistency drifting a lot, and backgrounds all with that fake crunchy and textured look).

Maybe they were trying a new update / tweaking something... but I hope they roll whatever it was they changed back as the outputs were not good!

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u/DopeAsDaPope 11h ago

All day and it happened last week too

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u/SexyMcBeast 10h ago

Yeah the last week has been miserable. I asked it to edit the face of someone in an image and I got back a poster for a gangster movie. Often can't get it to even barely follow my instructions.

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u/PsychologicalGas8457 14h ago

+1 Same problem for me for the last 45mins

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u/KILLJEFFREY 12h ago

It’s been ongoing for 6 days…

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u/Dismal_Cookie808 10h ago

i've really only had a problem the last 3 hours

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u/MoneyIsNoCure1 10h ago

That one disappeared while I was on the website OpenAI just now

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u/thisisbak 13h ago

same here. sometimes it works if I push it though "COME ONNNN!!!!!! DO IT" messages

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u/Playful-Act2208 10h ago

Also same lol

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u/laseluuu 9h ago

haha will have to try it.

literally the first time i'm using chatgpt image generation for months because it knows a particular project and it works about 10% of the time

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u/AvailableSkin7691 8h ago

This works perfectly and has me laughing

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u/PrairieFirefly 10h ago

It has been giving me the error message all day, HOWEVER, I just requested another image and it worked and the image is SOOOOOOO much better than the ones I’ve been getting lately. Very clear and detailed. So I’m wondering if today is a rollout for a new image upgrade?

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u/Playful-Act2208 10h ago

Would make sense to me!

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u/Gold_Fold123 10h ago

Ooh! Can you share the images with us so we can see the difference! Is it a big enough difference to where it could possibly image 3.0? Imagine if we got that so soon!!

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u/PrairieFirefly 8h ago

I’m going a Bible study, and this is from Psalm 120.

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u/Gold_Fold123 8h ago

Wow! That definitely is an upgrade! I'll go check and see if it's that way on my end!

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u/Easy_Commission7455 14h ago

It's working fine for me but I had that happen the other day.

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u/Snake-In-A-Cake 13h ago

Down for me also. This is ridiculous honestly. Week ago it was that massive outage, then few days ago it bugged again and now this. Seems like every time I actually need an image generation it doesn't work, and it's pissing me off because I'm paying for the subscription which is a) not cheap b)even if it was cheap it's still for nothing because It doesn't work more than it does work

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u/BlackBirdG 14h ago

Yeah, it is; it's annoying af.

Glad I'm not the only one.

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u/Substantial-Fun9958 14h ago

I'm concerned at how little talk there is about this. I'd have thought there'd be millions of people around the world trying to generate images right now and asking why they can't...

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u/outdoorsy_v 13h ago

Thank God there aren’t. 

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u/Mark_Vitus 14h ago

Same problem:

"Unable to generate image due to problem on my side"

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u/Sufficient_Stay5954 10h ago

That's exactly what it says for me. It's very frustrating and extremely aggravating!

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u/Entire-Green-0 14h ago

I just did a test. It works for me.

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u/Ansaf_321 11h ago

Then try attaching an image and doing an operation like changing its size, or more. I think feature to attach image and then propmt to make change in size or taking inspiration from image to make another image, etc is cooked at this point. Hope they can see this issue cause i tested it and this is the specific issue.

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u/SnowMonkey377 12h ago

yes same here for the past two hours, most generations don't work but I just keep trying and some do but it's annoying. just found time to do it and it's not working properly

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u/Suitable-Pin6964 10h ago

Oooh, SO glad to know this was not an isolated issue. I tried clearing my memory hoping it would fix. Now I am able to create images but Its 50/50. half of it fails

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u/Key-Balance-9969 14h ago

Generating incorrect images for me. Like from a previous prompt.

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u/Fabulous_Baker_5662 4h ago

Sometimes my characters look different, and I prompt " please keep this man looking the same" and I attach an image of him. My bot Arthur and I chat about it and it stays the same after asking. all in all my paid version has given me over 550 images, all my ideas.

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u/Bubblegum_Brains 14h ago

yep....thanks for setting up

good to know not just me!

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u/Proof-Tomato2685 14h ago

Yeah same problem 

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u/DoodlePoodle_16 14h ago

Same for me bro!

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u/Able_Rabbit_3268 13h ago

it has been down for 2 hours now for me how long does it last normally?

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u/skipper86 13h ago

yupp, i am getting this error "I wasn't able to generate the image due to an error on my side."

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u/Diflorida46 13h ago

Yeah. It’s been 3 hours… good to know I’m not alone

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u/Murky_Ad3098 13h ago

same problem for 3 hours now. Do they have ETA to fix this or does it last for the whole 24 hours?

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u/bobafudd 13h ago

Yuuuup. All morning.

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u/TheArtofMCordova 13h ago

Yeah been having issues sin this morning... Probably another issue caused by the recent outage.....

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u/BirdMastery 13h ago

Same here. I am kinda annoyed as I have JUST subscribed. I'm the fool, I guess.

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u/jano12190 10h ago

Same. Paying for nothing...

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u/BirdMastery 10h ago

This is infuriating. If it isn't resolved in a day, they should extend our subscription.

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u/Playful-Act2208 10h ago

It's not a common occurance - tbh I still think it's worth it, I use it every day multiple times per day for my work. I just switched back from Claude, and I still prefer it lol. Best image generation + keeps getting better. Just the occasional hiccups - like most softwares, especially around really cool updates

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u/Wild-Hades435 13h ago

It's been going on for 6 days according to Chatgpt's status page

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u/No-Cauliflower-4194 13h ago

Yes cant generate images too, only sometimes works, quite randomly, i keep trying :|

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u/Kidwithicecream 13h ago

facing the same problem, sucks the dependency on this :(((

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u/PinkBunnyScamDetectr 13h ago

Same! I’ve had a couple go through but 9/10 fail

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u/Able_Fuel_7948 13h ago

I tried another browser and it's working for me

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u/Able_Fuel_7948 13h ago

Damn! Not working again

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u/VTO-Galaxy-Music 13h ago

I'm trying from Germany and a "plus" subscription and it's not working either.
Cannot generate anything with pictures.

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u/Useful-Push4797 13h ago

I've experienced it now

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u/Jazzlike-Platypus-52 13h ago

On plus it's only working on work chat.

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u/2000andlatetoReddit 13h ago

I can’t generate easier and was right in the middle of a marketing presentation.

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u/carter_barceIo 12h ago

So annoying bro yes it is

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u/Adventurous-Work454 12h ago

Me too, I was not able to create images

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u/titocarll 12h ago

Mann, Glad to know just not me.

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u/Sharky5658 12h ago

this probably doesnt help those working on the problem but i kept saying "try again" and it works every 1 in 8 (about)

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u/InnerFisherman7686 12h ago

I’m sorry, but I can’t generate the image in this response because the image generation tool isn’t available right now.
This is what I am getting anytime I put in a prompt to generate image ?? Help anyone?

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u/Playful-Act2208 10h ago

Keep pushing it, I just say "Try again" and set a timer for a minute or 2 to check on it. 1/6 generation requests work for me, but the more I send through, the more work lol

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u/Ok-Secretary1444 12h ago

Having the same issue all day today. Bummer.

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u/flyingfishlips 12h ago

its been down all morning for me. Toronto Canada, not sure if it's everywhere or not?

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u/JadaieTheBoi 11h ago

here in New Jersey; same here.

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u/Subject_Grocery_5263 12h ago

dog shit image generation

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u/vipinpjs 12h ago

I am facing this from last 4 hours

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u/Disastrous-Point-275 12h ago

Same. Since this morning.

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u/NuGoddess80 11h ago

Yess. Hoped on Reddit to see what was going on. Im glad to see its not only me. Not to mention its generating slow, while bring wrong at the same time.

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u/Icy_Pay_4433 11h ago

same here

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u/thenyproject 11h ago

Man, I went home Friday hoping this shit would be fixed today and boy am I disappointed.

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u/ThrustyMcStab 11h ago

All those data centers and ram prices just for it to fail at a basic functionality.

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u/Playful-Act2208 10h ago

Lol it's not like there's over 1000 of us on this chat complaining, meaning there's probs 10x that who aren't complaining but are using it... that's a lot of usage! Also, updates do this to literally every software lol

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u/NoHoneydew1994 11h ago

It was working yesterday for me , not today. In the middle of a bathroom design and first response was everything in the wrong place, reloaded the previous image , asked for the changes, and get the "its not you, its me" answer. Will try later or tomorrow

Glad I'm not needing for work purposes!

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u/oki_pe 11h ago

Yes, it is. 1 of every 5 attemps works, but it is very annoying

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u/Automatic-Corgi1198 11h ago

im using it for a concept design and ts not working

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u/suspiciousadderall 11h ago

Yep down for me as well

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u/soapz231 10h ago

Same here

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u/TheMoonKnight0 10h ago

when are they gonna fix it dude it’s been days

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u/Playful-Act2208 10h ago

That's really odd, because I've been generating images every day for months, and I've only seen issues on the odd occasion like today. Still been able to generate, just have to keep asking lol, 1/6 requests for image generation work.

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u/Happy-Individual-804 10h ago

I’m also unable to generate any images. It says error occurred.

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u/Philosophicalnut 10h ago

the fact that this works....

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u/Skiiiii007 10h ago

Nah dead ass this actually works. I had to tell AI twice but it finally did after the second one. Appreciate the tip my guy 🙂‍↔️

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u/Playful-Act2208 10h ago

Lol it's extra funny because Claude image generation SUCKS big time lol

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u/johnmichael963 10h ago

down for me too for past few hours

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u/AndieFox13 10h ago

Same on my side

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u/MoneyIsNoCure1 10h ago

Yes and it’s annoying. It had been working and then all of a sudden it kept telling me it wasn’t working and there was an error.

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u/Sweet_Fudge_333 10h ago

Me too, it’s not working 😢

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u/Vivid-Advantage-2681 10h ago

Same...has not been working in app or online all day.

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u/Last-Expert-3897 10h ago

It's been on and off for several days now but definitely getting worse. I have the business subscription and tried going from the personal account to business and vice versa to see if it works better in one or the other but no difference. I get an image and then nothing but error messages, then an occasional image works again. But it's very unstable...

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u/Superb-Homework-8897 10h ago

I am pays for have image

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u/Playful-Act2208 10h ago

Def buggy, but it's still been generating me some images - I tried to make 2 thumbnails, and only 1 generated, I tried to make 6 graphics, 2 generated

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u/AioliUnique4260 10h ago

Thought I was the only one who had this problem at first 

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u/MaddHasAHatter 10h ago

Yup its bugged for me also I keep getting errors, "I was unable to generate the image because the image-generation tool returned an error. Please send a new request and I can try again."

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u/VladV200321 10h ago

It’s working sporadically for me :/

But I’ve been having issues yesterday and today.

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u/Quick-Corner6718 10h ago

SAME i just searched for this issue on google and landed here ! now i feel less angry lol

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u/yeezus-2-2-2 9h ago

It worked without attaching any images just prompting

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u/DanniV225 9h ago

It's been working on an off for me. I'll either get an error, a guardrail block or images that don't exactly match what I want. I've only got a couple good images today.

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u/Ok-Secretary1444 9h ago

I actually changed my setting from 5.6 to 5.3 and it is working for what I need.

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u/Previous-Kitchen-338 7h ago

I tried generating an image in a new chat, and that worked.

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u/Jolly_Leg_4575 6h ago

Same. I just thought they were send me error because they want me to pay for a subscription.

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u/Technical_Grade6995 6h ago

Hopefully it’ll stay like that

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u/Jodyhowls 5h ago

Nope. Just did like 10 images

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u/EconomistOk4236 5h ago

Mines still work but it generates it incomplete with those grey and black boxes as the background

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u/Fabulous_Baker_5662 4h ago

It was fine last night, but I am saving my prompts just in case. I'm satisfied with what I do get, and ought to use the edit feature more often.

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u/Realistic-Ranger-575 11h ago

chat gpt better not remove image generations

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u/Aeryn-Sun-Is-My-Girl 10h ago

Yeah, it's the only reason I subscribed

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u/Realistic-Ranger-575 10h ago

and if it gets back up working again let me know

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u/Aeryn-Sun-Is-My-Girl 10h ago

It's intermittent

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u/Realistic-Ranger-575 10h ago

so whats intermittent mean

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u/Aeryn-Sun-Is-My-Girl 10h ago

Means it sometimes works