OpenAI outage, 12 November 2026
GPT-image-2.5 and 2.6 Sunburst & Flare High error rate
- Started
- Resolved
- 12 Nov 2026, 09:25 UTC (after 33 min)
- Impact
- Minor
Is this still happening?
No. OpenAI marked this incident resolved on 12 Nov 2026, 09:25 UTC, 33 min after it began.
Right now: OpenAI reports degraded performance on some systems. (as of 13 Nov, 20:53 UTC) Live OpenAI status
At a glance
- OpenAI rated this a minor incident.
- It was resolved after 33 min. That is shorter than a typical OpenAI incident: the median of the 53 other resolved ones we recorded is 1 h 49 min.
- OpenAI had 31 other incidents in the 30 days before it.
- 5 earlier incidents look like the same kind of problem (same affected part or wording); the most recent was on 6 Nov 2026.
Our summary from the OpenAI incidents we have recorded since 1 Oct 2026 - how we count.
Last update from OpenAI
All affected services are operating normally again. We’re sorry for the disruption, and we appreciate your patience.
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