OpenAI Outage History
Past incidents and downtime events
Complete history of OpenAI outages, incidents, and service disruptions. Showing 25 most recent incidents.
October 2026(25 incidents)
Delayed Costs data in the Compliance API
4 updates
We have deployed a fix and are monitoring recovery. Costs data in the Compliance API remains delayed while we process the backlog. We will provide further updates as processing catches up.
We have identified an issue causing delays in publishing organization cost data through the Costs API. A fix is in progress and currently undergoing testing. API and ChatGPT usage are not affected, and other reporting channels remain available. We are continuing work to restore normal data freshness.
We have identified an issue causing delays in publishing organization cost data through the Costs API. API and ChatGPT usage are not affected, and other reporting channels remain available. We are working to restore normal data freshness.
We have identified an issue causing delays in publishing organization cost data through the Costs API. API and ChatGPT usage are not affected, and other reporting channels remain available. We are working to restore normal data freshness.
Widespread feature degradation
4 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.
We are investigating widespread feature degradation, including issues affecting logins and signups in the ChatGPT iOS/Android apps. We will provide updates as we learn more.
We are investigating an issue affecting logins and signups across all ChatGPT mobile applications. We will provide updates as we learn more.
Limited availability on gpt-image-2.5-flare and gpt-image-2.5-sunburst
3 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.
We are investigating limited availability when using gpt-image-2.5-flare and gpt-image-2.5-sunburst in the API.
Degraded performance in Codex and ChatGPT Work
3 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are still implementing the mitigation.
We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation.
Degraded performance in GPT-6.1 Sol Codex and Work mode
5 updates
We have resolved the issue causing degraded performance with GPT-6.1 Sol in Codex and ChatGPT Work.
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.
We are investigating the issue for the listed services.
Degraded performance on GPT 6.1 Sol Codex and Work mode
We are investigating the issue for the listed services.
Delayed Costs data in the Compliance API
5 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
We have implemented a mitigation, and delayed Costs data is now processing through the Compliance API. Some customers may continue to see incomplete Costs data while the backlog catches up. We expect this catch-up process to continue through Sunday, October 11. ChatGPT usage and API Platform requests remain unaffected. We are monitoring recovery.
Some customers may continue to experience delayed Costs data through the Compliance API. ChatGPT usage and API Platform requests are not affected, and other reporting channels remain available. We have identified the cause and are continuing work to restore normal data freshness. We will provide another update as work progresses.
We have identified an issue causing delays in publishing Costs data through the Compliance API. The API Platform organization costs endpoint and ChatGPT usage are not affected, and other reporting channels remain available. We are working to restore normal data freshness.
We have identified an issue causing delays in publishing organization cost data through the Costs API. API and ChatGPT usage are not affected, and other reporting channels remain available. We are working to restore normal data freshness.
Some ChatGPT content may be unavailable on Android
2 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
We have identified an issue affecting the ChatGPT Android app where users may see “This content is unavailable in this version of the app” instead of certain content. A fix is rolling out gradually in the latest Android version. Users can use ChatGPT on the web while we work to restore the experience for older app versions.
Workspace admins may be unable to manage plugins
3 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
We are seeing recovery in workspace administrators’ ability to view and manage plugin availability and settings. We are monitoring to ensure service remains stable.
We are investigating an issue affecting some ChatGPT workspace administrators’ ability to view and manage plugin availability and settings. Some users may also see plugins as unavailable. We will provide another update as soon as we have more information.
Some APAC users are seeing errors in ChatGPT Work, conversations, and GPTs.
2 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
We are investigating the issue for the listed services.
Elevated errors with GPT-5.6 Instant in FedRAMP workspaces
3 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery and no longer seeing any errors.
We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation.
Degraded performance in Codex and Work mode: Dot turn failures, delayed responses, and reduced proactivity
2 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
We are investigating the issue for the listed services.
Dot in Codex may fail to create new threads
3 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.
We are investigating the issue for the listed services.
Unable to create new ChatGPT Work threads in latest version of desktop app
5 updates
We have released an updated app version with the fix for Linux, macOS and Windows. Affected users should update to the latest version.
We are actively working on a fixed app version for Windows.
We have identified the issue. We have released an updated app version for Linux and macOS. We are actively working to roll out the fix for Windows.
we have identified the issue, working on rolling back to the previous version.
We are investigating the issue. Version 26.1002.51308 is affected
Workspace Agents Degraded and Responses Impacted
4 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.
We are implementing the mitigation.
We are investigating the issue for workspace agents, users may not see the responses during the issue time.
Computer Use Is Experiencing Issues
2 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
We are investigating issues for agents api and computer use.
Errors processing large PDFs in the Responses API
3 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
We are implementing the mitigation.
We are investigating the issue for the listed services.
Elevated error rates in ChatGPT Go conversations
3 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.
We are investigating the issue for the listed services.
Elevated errors affecting multiple products including ChatGPT (conversations), Image generations, Spaces and Pages, API rehydration, and Dots.
3 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.
We are investigating the issue for the listed services.
Elevated Work Mode errors
4 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
We have mitigated the issue, and are monitoring recovery.
We are continuing to observe elevated Work Mode errors. Scheduled tasks may also be impacted.
We are observing elevated Work Mode errors. Scheduled tasks may also be impacted.
Elevated errors in API Platform login and administration APIs.
3 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.
We are investigating the issue for the listed services.
Elevated errors in ChatGPT conversations
3 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
We have mitigated the issue affecting ChatGPT conversations and are monitoring recovery.
We are investigating elevated error rates affecting some ChatGPT conversations. Error rates are improving, and our team is continuing to assess recovery. We will share further updates as they become available.
Elevated error rates in Codex Cloud
3 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.
We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors within Codex Cloud. We are working on implementing a mitigation.
Admin Console Intermittently Inaccessible
3 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.
We are investigating the issue for the listed services.
Issues saving and editing Pages
2 updates
The issue affecting saving and live editing in Pages has been resolved
We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Some users may be unable to save changes or reconnect to live editing sessions.
Issues with data analysis and file creation in ChatGPT
2 updates
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Some users experienced errors when running code, analyzing data or creating files in ChatGPT. We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.
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