OpenAI outage, 8 November 2026

Elevated errors with image generation

Is this still happening?

No. OpenAI marked this incident resolved on 8 Nov 2026, 17:00 UTC, 1 h 49 min after it began.

Right now: OpenAI reports degraded performance on some systems. (as of 13 Nov, 20:53 UTC) Live OpenAI status

OpenAI rated this a minor incident.
It was resolved after 1 h 49 min. That is about as long as a typical OpenAI incident: the median of the 53 other resolved ones we recorded is 1 h 47 min.
OpenAI had 29 other incidents in the 30 days before it.
2 earlier incidents look like the same kind of problem (same affected part or wording); the most recent was on 30 Oct 2026.

Our summary from the OpenAI incidents we have recorded since 1 Oct 2026 - how we count.

All affected services are operating normally again. We’re sorry for the disruption, and we appreciate your patience.
8 Nov 2026, 17:00 UTC

Earlier incidents with the same affected part or wording - useful to see how long this kind of problem usually takes.

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