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SEV 2 · BLEEDING · 30mSince Oct 2026 · 26 incidents · status.openai.com · checked just now
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Oct 22, 2026ongoingSEV 2
Degraded Performance of Dots on EnterpriseUsers on enterprise plans experienced failures sending messages to the dots model starting 18:51 UTC on 2026-10-22. OpenAI said it was still implementing a mitigation; the incident was unresolved at last update.AI-graded · some customers
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 2
Sev 2 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 2 · SUBSET · MEDIUM CONFIDENCE
Users failed to send messages to the dots model for enterprise customers only; other customers were not reported affected. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
4 updates
- 18:51 UTC · investigating
Users are experiencing failures sending messages to dots. - 18:52 UTC · identified
We are still implementing the mitigation. - 18:57 UTC · identified
We are still implementing the mitigation. At this time only enterprise customers are affected. - 18:59 UTC · identified
We are still implementing the mitigation. Only enterprise users have observed to have been affected at this point.
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Worse. 14 in the last 6 months, 0 in the 6 before.AShipping6INCIDENTS8h 49mAFFECTED
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Worse. 26 in the last 6 months, 0 in the 6 before.
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Show all 26Oct 22, 2026ongoingSEV 2
Degraded Performance of Dots on EnterpriseUsers on enterprise plans experienced failures sending messages to the dots model starting 18:51 UTC on 2026-10-22. OpenAI said it was still implementing a mitigation; the incident was unresolved at last update.AI-graded · some customers
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 2
Sev 2 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 2 · SUBSET · MEDIUM CONFIDENCE
Users failed to send messages to the dots model for enterprise customers only; other customers were not reported affected. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
4 updates
- 18:51 UTC · investigating
Users are experiencing failures sending messages to dots. - 18:52 UTC · identified
We are still implementing the mitigation. - 18:57 UTC · identified
We are still implementing the mitigation. At this time only enterprise customers are affected. - 18:59 UTC · identified
We are still implementing the mitigation. Only enterprise users have observed to have been affected at this point.
Oct 22, 20266h 32mSEV 2
Elevated ChatGPT conversation and Responses API errorsResponses API and ChatGPT conversations errored for users in India, Japan and Korea for about six hours; other regions were not reported affected.AI-graded · regional
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 4
Sev 4 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 2 · REGIONAL · MEDIUM CONFIDENCE
Responses API and ChatGPT conversations errored for users in India, Japan and Korea for about six hours; other regions were not reported affected. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
3 updates
- 02:18 UTC · investigating
This is impacting users in India, Japan, and Korea. We are investigating the issue for the listed services. - 02:42 UTC · monitoring
This is impacting users in India, Japan, and Korea. We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. - 08:50 UTC · resolved
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Oct 21, 20260mSEV 2
Authentication errors for some usersSome users near Illinois got authentication errors on the API for about an hour; other regions were not reported affected.AI-graded · regional
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 3
Sev 3 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 2 · REGIONAL · MEDIUM CONFIDENCE
Some users near Illinois got authentication errors on the API for about an hour; other regions were not reported affected. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
2 updates
- 16:35 UTC · investigating
Some users near Illinois experienced authentication errors with the API, ChatGPT, and Codex. - 17:35 UTC · resolved
On October 20, from 9:35 to 10:35 a.m. PDT, some users near Illinois experienced authentication errors with the API, ChatGPT, and Codex. We rolled back a configuration change, and service was restored.
Oct 21, 20261h 09mSEV 2
Elevated error rates for gpt-5.6-luna API requestsElevated errors on gpt-5.6-luna API requests for about 70 minutes; the text does not give the share of requests or customers hit.AI-graded · some customers
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 2
Sev 2 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 2 · SUBSET · MEDIUM CONFIDENCE
Elevated errors on gpt-5.6-luna API requests for about 70 minutes; the text does not give the share of requests or customers hit. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
3 updates
- 15:34 UTC · identified
We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. - 15:47 UTC · monitoring
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. - 16:44 UTC · resolved
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Oct 21, 20265h 17mSEV 2
Elevated FedRAMP API error rates for Astra and SolOpenAI reported elevated API errors for the Astra and Sol services in its FedRAMP environment. Users saw increased error rates from about 14:17 to 19:34 UTC on October 21, 2026. A mitigation was applied around 16:46 UTC, and the provider later said all impacted services had fully recovered. No cause was given in the updates.AI-graded · some customers
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 2
Sev 2 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 2 · SUBSET · MEDIUM CONFIDENCE
Elevated API error rates for the Astra and Sol services in the FedRAMP environment for about five hours; other customers were not described as affected. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
4 updates
- 13:42 UTC · identified
We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. - 13:51 UTC · investigating
We are investigating the issue for the listed services. - 16:46 UTC · monitoring
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. - 19:34 UTC · resolved
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Oct 21, 20261h 02mSEV 2
Degraded performance in ChatGPT, Codex, and APIsDegraded performance across ChatGPT, Codex and APIs for about an hour; the update text gives no error rates or regions.AI-graded
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 4
Sev 4 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 2 · UNCLEAR · LOW CONFIDENCE
Degraded performance across ChatGPT, Codex and APIs for about an hour; the update text gives no error rates or regions. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
3 updates
- 02:26 UTC · investigating
We are investigating the issue for the listed services. - 02:48 UTC · monitoring
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. - 03:28 UTC · resolved
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Oct 19, 202642mSEV 2
File Download errorsElevated errors on file downloads from the OpenAI API for about 42 minutes; the affected scope was not specified.AI-graded
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 2
Sev 2 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 2 · UNCLEAR · LOW CONFIDENCE
Elevated errors on file downloads from the OpenAI API for about 42 minutes; the affected scope was not specified. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
2 updates
- 13:31 UTC · identified
We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. - 14:14 UTC · resolved
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Oct 15, 20262h 27mSEV 3
Widespread feature degradationWidespread feature degradation affected logins and signups in the ChatGPT iOS and Android apps from about 16:29 to 18:56 UTC on October 15. A mitigation was applied at 17:13 and the provider later said all impacted services had recovered. The text does not name API services as affected, and no cause was given.AI-graded · some customers
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 1
Sev 1 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 3 · SUBSET · MEDIUM CONFIDENCE
Logins and signups failed in ChatGPT mobile apps for about two and a half hours; the API was not named as affected. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
4 updates
- 16:29 UTC · investigating
We are investigating an issue affecting logins and signups across all ChatGPT mobile applications. We will provide updates as we learn more. - 16:35 UTC · investigating
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. - 17:13 UTC · monitoring
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. - 18:56 UTC · resolved
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Oct 14, 202641h 44mSEV 4
Delayed Costs data in the Compliance APIOrganization cost data published through the Costs API in the Compliance API was delayed from October 14 to October 16, 2026. The API and ChatGPT were not affected. A fix was deployed and the backlog was processed until services fully recovered.AI-graded · some customers
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 4
Sev 4 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 4 · SUBSET · HIGH CONFIDENCE
Organization cost data in the Costs API was published late for about two days; API and ChatGPT usage were unaffected. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
5 updates
- 17:00 UTC · identified
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. - 17:02 UTC · identified
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. - 20:00 UTC · identified
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. - 22:36 UTC · monitoring
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. - 10:44 UTC · resolved
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Oct 14, 202640mSEV 2
Limited availability on gpt-image-2.5-flare and gpt-image-2.5-sunburstImage generation API requests on two specific gpt-image models had limited availability for about 40 minutes; other models were not described as affected.AI-graded · some customers
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 2
Sev 2 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 2 · SUBSET · MEDIUM CONFIDENCE
Image generation API requests on two specific gpt-image models had limited availability for about 40 minutes; other models were not described as affected. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
3 updates
- 10:18 UTC · investigating
We are investigating limited availability when using gpt-image-2.5-flare and gpt-image-2.5-sunburst in the API. - 10:40 UTC · monitoring
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. - 10:58 UTC · resolved
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Oct 14, 20262h 47mSEV 3
Degraded performance in Codex and ChatGPT WorkCodex and ChatGPT Work showed elevated errors for about 3 hours; the update does not say which users or regions were hit.AI-graded
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 4
Sev 4 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 3 · UNCLEAR · MEDIUM CONFIDENCE
Codex and ChatGPT Work showed elevated errors for about 3 hours; the update does not say which users or regions were hit. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
3 updates
- 07:05 UTC · identified
We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. - 09:19 UTC · identified
We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are still implementing the mitigation. - 09:53 UTC · resolved
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Oct 13, 20268h 27mSEV 2
Degraded performance in GPT-6.1 Sol Codex and Work modeGPT-6.1 Sol performance degraded in Codex and ChatGPT Work from about 08:10 to 16:36 UTC on October 13. A mitigation was applied at 09:30 UTC and the issue was then resolved. The text gives no further cause or detail.AI-graded · some customers
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 4
Sev 4 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 2 · SUBSET · MEDIUM CONFIDENCE
Degraded performance for GPT-6.1 Sol in Codex and ChatGPT Work for about eight hours; other models were not described as affected. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
5 updates
- 08:10 UTC · investigating
We are investigating the issue for the listed services. - 08:18 UTC · investigating
Degraded performance on GPT 6.1 Sol Codex and Work mode - 08:22 UTC · investigating
We are investigating the issue for the listed services. - 09:30 UTC · monitoring
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. - 16:36 UTC · resolved
We have resolved the issue causing degraded performance with GPT-6.1 Sol in Codex and ChatGPT Work.
Oct 9, 20261h 38mSEV 3
Workspace admins may be unable to manage pluginsSome ChatGPT workspace admins could not view or manage plugin settings for about 90 minutes; plugins showed as unavailable for some users.AI-graded · some customers
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 1
Sev 1 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 3 · SUBSET · MEDIUM CONFIDENCE
Some ChatGPT workspace admins could not view or manage plugin settings for about 90 minutes; plugins showed as unavailable for some users. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
3 updates
- 21:48 UTC · investigating
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. - 22:52 UTC · monitoring
We are seeing recovery in workspace administrators’ ability to view and manage plugin availability and settings. We are monitoring to ensure service remains stable. - 23:26 UTC · resolved
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Oct 9, 20263h 26mSEV 4
Some ChatGPT content may be unavailable on AndroidSome ChatGPT content showed as unavailable in older Android app versions for about three hours; the web app was unaffected.AI-graded · some customers
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 4
Sev 4 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 4 · SUBSET · MEDIUM CONFIDENCE
Some ChatGPT content showed as unavailable in older Android app versions for about three hours; the web app was unaffected. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
2 updates
- 21:00 UTC · identified
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. - 00:26 UTC · resolved
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Oct 9, 20262d 22hSEV 4
Delayed Costs data in the Compliance APICosts data published through the Compliance API was delayed from October 9 to October 12, 2026. Some customers saw incomplete data while a backlog caught up. A mitigation was applied on October 9 and the incident was resolved October 12. API requests and ChatGPT were not affected.AI-graded · some customers
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 4
Sev 4 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 4 · SUBSET · MEDIUM CONFIDENCE
Costs data in the Compliance API was delayed for some customers for about three days; API requests and ChatGPT were unaffected. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
5 updates
- 17:23 UTC · identified
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. - 17:27 UTC · identified
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. - 18:46 UTC · identified
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. - 22:03 UTC · monitoring
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. - 16:02 UTC · resolved
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Oct 8, 20261h 34mSEV 4
Some APAC users are seeing errors in ChatGPT Work, conversations, and GPTs.Some users in the APAC region saw errors in ChatGPT conversations, Work and GPTs for about 1.5 hours; other regions were not reported affected.AI-graded · regional
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 4
Sev 4 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 4 · REGIONAL · MEDIUM CONFIDENCE
Some users in the APAC region saw errors in ChatGPT conversations, Work and GPTs for about 1.5 hours; other regions were not reported affected. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
2 updates
- 03:17 UTC · investigating
We are investigating the issue for the listed services. - 04:51 UTC · resolved
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Oct 7, 202621mSEV 2
Elevated errors with GPT-5.6 Instant in FedRAMP workspacesElevated errors for GPT-5.6 Instant in FedRAMP workspaces for about 20 minutes; other customers were not described as affected.AI-graded · some customers
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 2
Sev 2 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 2 · SUBSET · MEDIUM CONFIDENCE
Elevated errors for GPT-5.6 Instant in FedRAMP workspaces for about 20 minutes; other customers were not described as affected. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
3 updates
- 23:42 UTC · investigating
We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. - 23:48 UTC · monitoring
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery and no longer seeing any errors. - 00:03 UTC · resolved
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Oct 7, 20261h 02mSEV 4
Degraded performance in Codex and Work mode: Dot turn failures, delayed responses, and reduced proactivityCodex and Work mode had degraded performance and turn failures for about an hour; the text does not say how widely.AI-graded
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 4
Sev 4 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 4 · UNCLEAR · LOW CONFIDENCE
Codex and Work mode had degraded performance and turn failures for about an hour; the text does not say how widely. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
2 updates
- 17:21 UTC · investigating
We are investigating the issue for the listed services. - 18:23 UTC · resolved
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Oct 7, 20261h 35mSEV 4
Dot in Codex may fail to create new threadsDot in Codex sometimes failed to create new threads for about 90 minutes; the scope of impact was not stated.AI-graded
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 3
Sev 3 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 4 · UNCLEAR · LOW CONFIDENCE
Dot in Codex sometimes failed to create new threads for about 90 minutes; the scope of impact was not stated. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
3 updates
- 16:31 UTC · investigating
We are investigating the issue for the listed services. - 17:30 UTC · monitoring
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. - 18:06 UTC · resolved
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Oct 7, 20266h 22mSEV 4
Unable to create new ChatGPT Work threads in latest version of desktop appVersion 26.1002.51308 of the ChatGPT desktop app could not create new Work threads. The provider rolled back, then released fixed app versions for Linux and macOS, then Windows. Affected users were told to update. Resolved after about six hours.AI-graded · some customers
Why this grade
- RULES · SEV 3
Sev 3 from the incident title (no components listed) - CLAUDE · SEV 4 · SUBSET · MEDIUM CONFIDENCE
Users on one desktop app version could not create new ChatGPT Work threads for about six hours; the API was not described as affected. - Claude Haiku 5.5 · prompt v5 · Oct 22, 2026 · Raw record
5 updates
- 02:00 UTC · investigating
We are investigating the issue. Version 26.1002.51308 is affected - 05:54 UTC · identified
we have identified the issue, working on rolling back to the previous version. - 09:28 UTC · identified
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. - 11:06 UTC · identified
We are actively working on a fixed app version for Windows. - 11:53 UTC · resolved
We have released an updated app version with the fix for Linux, macOS and Windows. Affected users should update to the latest version.
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