OpenAI API outage history
Every OpenAI API incident we hold, newest first: 25 in total, from our own checks and OpenAI API’s status page.
Incidents: 14 in the last 30 days and 25 in the last 90, lasting a median of 1 h 17 min.
Last 90 days
Jul 31, 2026Today
27 days with problems in the last 90 days.
October 2026
- 6.1 Sol Degraded Model PerformanceDegraded1 h 17 min
- Elevated ChatGPT conversation and Responses API errorsDegraded6 h 32 min
- Elevated error rates for gpt-5.6-luna API requestsDegraded1 h 9 min
- Degraded performance in ChatGPT, Codex, and APIsDegraded1 h 1 min
- Authentication errors for some usersPartial outage1 h
- File Download errorsDegraded42 min
- Widespread feature degradationPartial outage2 h 26 min
- Limited availability on gpt-image-2.5-flare and gpt-image-2.5-sunburstDegraded40 min
- Computer Use Is Experiencing IssuesDegraded2 h 45 min
- Errors processing large PDFs in the Responses APIDegraded2 h 4 min
- Elevated errors in API Platform login and administration APIs.Degraded55 min
- Issues with login, signup, and adsPartial outage53 min
September 2026
- Elevated latency for some API requestsDegraded3 h 30 min
- Elevated errors across ChatGPT, Codex, and the API including the Agents APIDegraded6 days
- Mobile users unable to see Work Mode and the Model PickerDegraded24 min
- We are seeing elevated error rates across API modelsDegraded21 min
- Elevated errors with gpt-image-2.5-flarePartial outage40 min
- Elevated errors for GPT-5.6 Sol on the APIDegraded2 h 13 min
- Elevated errors for image generationDegraded7 h 26 min
- Elevated errors across ChatGPT and CodexDegraded1 h 57 min
- ChatGPT Work Mode High Error RatesPartial outage6 min
August 2026
- Elevated latency in the Responses APIDegraded20 h 37 min
- Unexpected logouts for some ChatGPT web usersDegraded3 h 26 min
- Chatgpt.com is down - all signups and logins are down as of right nowDegraded52 min
- Elevated errors with image generationDegraded8 h 26 min