OpenAI outage, 28 October 2026

Degraded Performace on ChatGPT Work

Started
Resolved
28 Oct 2026, 04:04 UTC (after 25 min)
Impact
Not stated

Is this still happening?

No. OpenAI marked this incident resolved on 28 Oct 2026, 04:04 UTC, 25 min after it began.

Right now: OpenAI reports all systems operational. (as of 28 Oct, 05:35 UTC) Live OpenAI status

Last update from OpenAI

All affected services are operating normally again. We’re sorry for the disruption, and we appreciate your patience.

28 Oct 2026, 04:04 UTC

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