ChatGPT 4 Slow/Hangs in Chrome Browser

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I’m encountering a persistent issue whilst using the Chrome browser, where the responses have become extremely slow. Specifically, it frequently hangs mid-response for a long duration. I often have to refresh the tab, after which the response appears almost immediately. It seems like the response is ready but takes an unusually long time to display, possibly indicating a problem with the live update mechanism.

Additionally, while the response is either slowly updating or completely stuck, I’ve observed that the CPU usage for the affected tab spikes to around 25%. During these periods, the tab is entirely unresponsive.

This isn’t the first time I’ve faced performance issues; previously, it was related to the code generator getting hung up on specific syntax or keywords. Now, I’m struggling with the responsiveness problems, making the experience quite frustrating. :dizzy_face:

Has anyone else faced similar issues? Any insights or solutions would be greatly appreciated.

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Yes, exactly same problem here. I found this by googling for a solution.

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Any updates on this issue? Seems to hang on the response. I have to wait several seconds till i thinks it’s completed the response then refreshing the page displays the response.

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What ChatGPT is not telling you is that this has become a Google vs Microsoft issue where Edge browser is the incumbent.

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You think they are doing that on purpose?
Why would anyone use the chrome downloader to surf the web?

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I have the same issue on Firefox. It’s impossible to work with it at all. I am Plus user and it is really frustrating. Any updates, possible solutions?

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It will finish the task in the background … so before you reload the page give it 1-2 minutes to finish it and then reload.

Also if that was not the case you can always try to prompt “continue from [copy the last 3-5 lines]”

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It’s probably some kind of joke that I have to wait 1-2 minutes and then refresh the page. Is this what the service I pay 20 bucks a month for is supposed to be?

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Am also having a similar / same issue on Chrome. Chat starts out fine but gets slower and slower over time.

Made worse by gpt-4o running off generating pages of crap I didn’t ask for and then having it repeat it anyway. Chats becoming bloated with BS.

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Yes, This is happening to me also. It becomes unusable sometimes.

Cloudflare returns bad request.

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This is also happening for me. It’s to the point where I mainly just use the iOS ChatGPT app because Chrome is really slow.

I do have one tip, though. If you have any content blockers, such as AdBlock Pro, disable it for ChatGPT. After disabling those blockers the browser ChatGPT became faster. Still not as quick as the iOS app but it doesn’t crash my webpage anymore. Also, obviously disabling content blockers isn’t preferred, but it does help with the speed a little.

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Linux user here calling out bs.

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I have same issue, especially when you have long history in one chat it makes it unusable. Please fix it ASAP or create windows app version. Since it’s clearly issue in web version only.

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I am facing this issue constantly on Google Chrome. Clearing the cache/cookies does not fix the issue and neither does using Incognito. They either need to work with Google or Microsoft on enhancing their browsers performance and reliability with web version of ChatGPT or make a Windows app. Also, I noticed the performance slows down especially if you are using a VPN like NordVPN. Overall, this issue has been happening all year for me and I am glad others are reporting this issue here.