OpenAI outage, 30 October 2026

Elevated errors with search in Dots, ChatGPT Work, and certain ChatGPT thinking experiences

Started
Status
Ongoing: Investigating
Impact
Minor

Is this still happening?

Yes. OpenAI still lists it as investigating; last update 30 Oct 2026, 19:38 UTC.

Right now: OpenAI reports degraded performance on some systems. (as of 30 Oct, 20:56 UTC) Live OpenAI status

Last update from OpenAI

We’re aware of issues affecting search in Dots, ChatGPT Work, and some ChatGPT thinking experiences. We’re investigating and will share updates here.

30 Oct 2026, 19:38 UTC

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