Incident report · read from OpenAI's status page

OpenAI incident: Elevated errors with image generation

Resolved after 1 h 49 m (8 Nov 2026, 15:11–17:00 UTC), impact minor, affecting Image Generation.

Timeline

1. 8 Nov 2026 at 15:11 UTC identified

   We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation.

2. 8 Nov 2026 at 15:43 UTC monitoring

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

3. 8 Nov 2026 at 17:00 UTC resolved

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

Affected components

• ChatGPT · Image Generation: degraded for 1 h 49 m

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 8 Nov 2026 at 18:28 UTC.

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