OpenAI reports elevated errors with GPT-5.6 Instant in FedRAMP workspaces

OpenAI says an official service incident is resolved.

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Updated October 7, 2026Oct 7, 2026

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Updated 8:03 p.m. Eastern on October 7, 2026

OpenAI reported elevated errors with GPT-5.6 Instant in FedRAMP workspaces, and the incident is now resolved.

What is affected

The incident affected GPT-5.6 Instant in FedRAMP workspaces, with users experiencing elevated errors.

Official update timeline

7:42 p.m. Eastern on October 7, 2026, marked Investigating

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

7:48 p.m. Eastern on October 7, 2026, marked Monitoring

We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery and no longer seeing any errors.

8:03 p.m. Eastern on October 7, 2026, marked Resolved

All impacted services have now fully recovered.

Read the official OpenAI status page.

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