Is ChatGPT blocked in Iran?
Yes — ChatGPT is effectively unavailable in Iran: OpenAI does not serve Iran (vendor geo-restriction), on top of network filtering. The domain may still respond at a CDN edge — Voidly measures 50% raw network reachability — but that is not the same as the service working.
The situation
Iran applies heavy network filtering and OpenAI does not officially serve the country. During protests, filtering tightens and reachability drops further.
How to read this verdict
Our verdict reflects measured network reachability from inside the region. Scores here tend to swing with the political calendar — worth re-checking the live matrix during unrest.
Voidly measures network reachability only — whether the service loads from inside the country. That is distinct from a provider declining sign-ups in a region (a policy layer we do not conflate with network blocking).
What people do about it
- Circumvention tooling (VPN / proxy) to a supported region.
- During shutdowns, even circumvention can fail — see Voidly’s shutdown-risk feed.
Related
Measured by Voidly's global probe network, cross-referenced with OONI, Censored Planet, and IODA. Network reachability only; verdicts update continuously. CC BY 4.0.