OpenAI had 192 outages in the last 2 years totaling 1h 26m of downtime — averaging 7.9 incidents per month.
There were 192 OpenAI outages since January 27, 2026 totaling 1h 26m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.
Status: Identified We have identified that some users may be experiencing issues with computer use in the latest ChatGPT desktop app update. We are working on implementing a mitigation.
Status: Identified We are investigating elevated errors affecting image generation. Some users may experience failed image generation requests. We are working to reduce the errors and will provide another update as we learn more. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Files (Operational) Image Generation (Operational)
Status: Investigating We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Affected components GPTs (Degraded performance)
Status: Identified We are still implementing the mitigation. Affected components GPTs (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components GPTs (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components GPTs (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components GPTs (Operational)
Status: Monitoring Error rates affecting ChatGPT conversations that use files and images have improved. We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Conversations (Operational)
Status: Investigating We are investigating elevated errors affecting ChatGPT conversations. Some users may experience failed or interrupted responses, and some conversation turns may not be saved. The issue is affecting users across Plus, Pro, Business and Edu ChatGPT plans. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Conversations (Operational)
Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation.
Status: Identified We have identified that some ChatGPT Business and Education users are experiencing elevated errors when starting or continuing conversations. We are working on implementing a mitigation and will provide another update as soon as we have more information.
Status: Monitoring The issue has been mitigated.
Status: Resolved This is now resolved.
Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Conversations (Operational)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Conversations (Operational)
Status: Investigating We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Affected components Chat Completions (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Chat Completions (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Chat Completions (Operational)
Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Image Generation (Operational)
Status: Investigating We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Image Generation (Operational)
Status: Investigating We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Affected components Chat Completions (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Chat Completions (Operational)
Status: Investigating We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Affected components Codex Web (Degraded performance) CLI (Degraded performance) VS Code extension (Degraded performance) Codex API (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Codex Web (Degraded performance) CLI (Degraded performance) VS Code extension (Degraded performance) Codex API (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Codex Web (Operational) CLI (Operational) VS Code extension (Operational) Codex API (Operational)
Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Images (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Images (Operational)
Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance) GPTs (Degraded performance) Connectors/Apps (Degraded performance) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance) Deep Research (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Work (Degraded performance) Voice mode (Degraded performance) Compliance API (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Atlas (Degraded performance) Sites (Degraded performance) Login (Degraded performance) Search (Degraded performance) Agent (Degraded performance) File uploads (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Search (Operational) Conversations (Operational) File uploads (Operational) ChatGPT Atlas (Operational) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Operational) Voice mode (Operational) Deep Research (Operational) Connectors/Apps (Operational) ChatGPT Work (Operational) Login (Operational) Compliance API (Operational) Image Generation (Operational) GPTs (Operational) Agent (Operational) Sites (Operational)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components ChatGPT Work (Operational) Compliance API (Operational) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Operational) Login (Operational) Image Generation (Operational) GPTs (Operational) Deep Research (Operational) Sites (Operational) File uploads (Operational) Voice mode (Operational) Search (Operational) Agent (Operational) Connectors/Apps (Operational) Conversations (Operational) ChatGPT Atlas (Operational)
Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Connectors/Apps (Degraded performance) File uploads (Degraded performance) Search (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance) GPTs (Degraded performance) Deep Research (Degraded performance) Compliance API (Degraded performance) Agent (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Work (Degraded performance) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Degraded performance) Login (Degraded performance) Voice mode (Degraded performance) Conversations (Degraded performance) Sites (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Atlas (Degraded performance)
Status: Investigating We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Affected components Agent (Degraded performance)
Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Agent (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Agent (Operational)
Status: Investigating We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Investigating We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Affected components File uploads (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components File uploads (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components File uploads (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components File uploads (Operational) Image Generation (Operational)
Status: Investigating We are investigating elevated error rates affecting image generation requests via the API. We are working to restore normal service. Affected components Images (Partial outage) Image Generation (Partial outage)
Status: Monitoring We have applied mitigations and are seeing error rates return to normal levels. We are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Images (Operational) Image Generation (Operational)
Status: Resolved Image generation functionality has fully recovered, and error rates have returned to normal levels. Affected components Images (Operational) Image Generation (Operational)
Status: Investigating We are investigating issues affecting logins and account creation for ChatGPT and the API Platform. Users who are already signed in may still be able to use ChatGPT. Affected components Login (Partial outage) Login (Partial outage)
Status: Identified We are seeing recovery for API Platform login functionality. Account creation, organization management, and dashboard access remain affected. We are continuing to investigate. Affected components Login (Partial outage) Login (Partial outage)
Status: Monitoring The affected API Platform functionality has recovered, including login, account creation, organization management, and dashboard access. We are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Login (Operational) Login (Operational)
Status: Resolved All affected API Platform functionality has now fully recovered. Affected components Login (Operational) Login (Operational)
Status: Investigating Users may experience failures or delays in ChatGPT and Codex workflows that depend on GitHub. This is related to an active GitHub API partial outage and degraded GitHub Actions. Affected components Codex Web (Degraded performance) Connectors/Apps (Degraded performance) CLI (Degraded performance) VS Code extension (Degraded performance)
Status: Investigating Users may experience failures or delays in ChatGPT and Codex workflows that depend on GitHub. This mostly should impact Codex web and code review for PRs on Github. This is related to an active GitHub API partial outage and degraded GitHub Actions. https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/8vfyvq16hzh9 Affected components Codex Web (Degraded performance) Connectors/Apps (Degraded performance) CLI (Operational) VS Code extension (Operational)
Status: Investigating Users may experience failures or delays in ChatGPT and Codex workflows that depend on GitHub. This mostly should impact Codex web and code review for PRs on Github. This is related to an active GitHub API partial outage and degraded GitHub Actions. https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/8vfyvq16hzh9 Affected components Codex Web (Degraded performance) Connectors/Apps (Degraded performance) CLI (Operational) VS Code extension (Operational)
Status: Investigating Users may experience failures or delays in ChatGPT and Codex workflows that depend on GitHub. This mostly should impact Codex web and code review for PRs on Github. This is related to an active GitHub API partial outage and degraded GitHub Actions. https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/8vfyvq16hzh9 Affected components CLI (Operational) VS Code extension (Operational) Codex Web (Degraded performance) Connectors/Apps (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Codex Web (Operational) Connectors/Apps (Operational) CLI (Operational) VS Code extension (Operational)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Codex Web (Operational) Connectors/Apps (Operational) CLI (Operational) VS Code extension (Operational)
Status: Investigating Some users are experiencing elevated errors when loading or continuing conversations in ChatGPT. We are investigating. Affected components Conversations (Partial outage)
Status: Identified We have identified the cause of elevated errors affecting ChatGPT conversations, Voice, and Work Mode. We are applying mitigations and monitoring recovery. Affected components ChatGPT Work (Partial outage) Voice mode (Partial outage) Conversations (Partial outage) Connectors/Apps (Partial outage)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Voice mode (Partial outage) Conversations (Partial outage) Connectors/Apps (Partial outage) ChatGPT Work (Partial outage)
Status: Monitoring Service has been restored and we are continuing to monitor. Affected components Voice mode (Operational) Conversations (Operational) Connectors/Apps (Operational) ChatGPT Work (Operational)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Connectors/Apps (Operational) ChatGPT Work (Operational) Voice mode (Operational) Conversations (Operational)
Status: Identified We have identified an issue causing some users to receive access-denied errors when using the Codex desktop app and CLI. Affected components CLI (Degraded performance) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components CLI (Degraded performance) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components CLI (Operational) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Operational)
Status: Identified Users who do not have Codex RBAC enabled, are getting the "codex_cli_workspace_disabled" error when trying to log into the new ChatGPT app post-install. We are working on implementing a fix. Please use our ChatGPT Classic as we are working on a fix.
Status: Resolved A fix has been released. Please update to the latest version of the ChatGPT app to receive the fix.
Status: Identified We have identified that this issue has recurred for some Enterprise users. We are working to resolve this. Affected components Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Partial outage)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Operational)