OpenAI incident
Elevated errors in ChatGPT conversations
Started
October 5, 2026 at 04:58 PM UTC
Duration
7h 2m
Resolved
October 6, 2026 at 12:01 AM UTC
Updates timeline
- Investigating
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.
- Monitoring
We have mitigated the issue affecting ChatGPT conversations and are monitoring recovery.
- Resolved
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
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