OpenAI reports elevated errors in ChatGPT conversations

OpenAI is reporting an active service incident on its official status page.

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Oct 5, 2026
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OpenAI reports elevated errors in ChatGPT conversations

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Updated 1:55 p.m. Eastern on October 5, 2026

OpenAI says elevated error rates affecting some ChatGPT conversations are being monitored after mitigation, with the incident still in monitoring status as of the latest official update.

What is affected

The affected scope is ChatGPT conversations, where elevated error rates were reported and mitigation has been applied while recovery is monitored.

Official update timeline

, marked Investigating

We are investigating elevated error rates affecting some ChatGPT conversations. Error rates are improving, and our team is continuing to assess recovery. We will share further updates as they become available.

, marked Monitoring

We have mitigated the issue affecting ChatGPT conversations and are monitoring recovery.

Read the official OpenAI status page.