Are you getting an “Only one message at a time” error message in ChatGPT?
Here’s the second part of the error, “Please allow any other responses to complete”.
Followed by, “Before sending another message, or wait one minute”.
The error message happens when you send more than one prompt.
In this guide, you’ll learn how to fix the “Only one message at a time. Please allow any other responses to complete” error in ChatGPT.
- What does “Only one message at a time” mean in ChatGPT?
- How to fix “Only one message at a time. Please allow any other responses to complete” in ChatGPT
What does “Only one message at a time” mean in ChatGPT?
“Only one message at a time” in ChatGPT means that the system is still processing a response to your previous message.
As a result, it’s unable to accept a new message at the moment.
The error message is displayed to prevent users from sending multiple messages simultaneously which can overload the system.
In addition, it’s a reminder to wait for the system to finish processing the previous message.
This is to allow the system to provide accurate and useful responses to each message.
It also mitigates any errors and delays that can occur if more than one message is sent at once.
How to fix “Only one message at a time. Please allow any other responses to complete” in ChatGPT
To fix “Only one message at a time. Please allow any other responses to complete” in ChatGPT, you can sign in to ChatGPT on different tabs using different Google accounts.
By doing this, you can send messages simultaneously from different tabs without waiting for the previous response to complete.
However, this is not recommended as it can potentially overload the system and lead to errors.
That said, I’ve tested this method out myself and it worked without any delays.
I opened two chat.openai.com tabs and logged in to both with two different Google accounts.
Then, I sent two different prompts and ChatGPT managed to process both of them.
If you don’t want to sign in to ChatGPT using two different Google accounts, you need to send one message at a time.
This is because ChatGPT restricts the number of messages that you can send to one message at a time.
This is to prevent the system from overloading, lagging, and generating inaccurate responses.
If the error message persists even after your previous response is completed, you can try refreshing the page.
You can also try waiting for a few minutes or signing out and signing in to your account.
Further reading
How to Fix Global Rate Limit Exceeded in ChatGPT
How to Fix “Unable to load history” in ChatGPT
How to Fix “Something went wrong, please try reloading the conversation” in ChatGPT
