Incident report · read from OpenAI's status page

OpenAI incident: Elevated error rates across paid ChatGPT plans

Resolved after 1 h 54 m (4 Nov 2026 22:38 – 5 Nov 2026 00:32 UTC), impact minor.

Timeline

1. 4 Nov 2026 at 22:38 UTC identified

   Some users on paid ChatGPT plans may see errors when sending messages. We are working on implementing a mitigation.

2. 4 Nov 2026 at 22:49 UTC monitoring

   We’ve applied a mitigation and are monitoring the affected services to confirm recovery.

3. 5 Nov 2026 at 00:32 UTC resolved

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

Source

OpenAI's own report of this incident, on OpenAI's status page. This page is a record of OpenAI's own report; where the two disagree, theirs is right.

Last checked 5 Nov 2026 at 00:33 UTC.

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