Resolved
OpenAI · degraded service
Degraded performance in ChatGPT, Codex, and APIs
Posted today 03:28 UTC, last seen today 03:35 UTC.
Unknown
Duration: the provider stated no start
What it affected
As the provider names itWhat the provider posted
Newest first- today 03:28 UTC All impacted services have now fully recovered.
- today 02:50 UTC ChangeIntel noticed the text change
Around it
From the sources ChangeIntel reads; a match in time is not a causeEarlier incidents in the 14 days before
- OpenAI: File Download errorsService incident · 19 Oct
- OpenAI: Delayed Costs data in the Compliance APIService incident · 2 times, latest 16 Oct
- OpenAI: Widespread feature degradationService incident · 15 Oct
- OpenAI: Limited availability on gpt-image-2.5-flare and gpt-image-2.5-sunburstService incident · 14 Oct
- OpenAI: Degraded performance in Codex and ChatGPT WorkService incident · 14 Oct
What changed
First observed 21 Oct 2026- 21 Oct 2026 ServicesLogin, Codex API, Sites, Live, Realtime, Embeddings, Agent, dots, File uploads, Files, Deep Research, Agents → Decisions, Embeddings, Moderations, Responses, CLI, Sites, File uploads, GPTs, Space, Batch, Audio, Agent
- 21 Oct 2026 Posted21 Oct 2026 02:48 UTC → 21 Oct 2026 03:28 UTC
- 21 Oct 2026 ServicesLogin, Embeddings, Codex Web, Sites, Conversations, Compliance API, Responses, Image Generation, Agents, Connectors/Apps, ChatGPT Work, dots → Login, Codex API, Sites, Live, Realtime, Embeddings, Agent, dots, File uploads, Files, Deep Research, Agents
- 21 Oct 2026 ServicesVoice mode, Batch, Chat Completions, Compliance API, Connectors/Apps, Codex in ChatGPT Desktop, Codex API, Search, Responses, Sites, Audio, Deep Research → Login, Embeddings, Codex Web, Sites, Conversations, Compliance API, Responses, Image Generation, Agents, Connectors/Apps, ChatGPT Work, dots
- 21 Oct 2026 Servicesdots, Search, Conversations, Audio, Sites, Codex in ChatGPT Desktop, Login, Chat Completions, Moderations, Compliance API, Deep Research, Codex Web → Voice mode, Batch, Chat Completions, Compliance API, Connectors/Apps, Codex in ChatGPT Desktop, Codex API, Search, Responses, Sites, Audio, Deep Research
- 21 Oct 2026 Posted21 Oct 2026 02:27 UTC → 21 Oct 2026 02:48 UTC
- 21 Oct 2026 StageMonitoring → Resolved
- 21 Oct 2026 Observed stateOngoing → Ended
- 21 Oct 2026 SummaryWe have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. → All impacted services have now fully recovered.
- 21 Oct 2026 ServicesChat Completions, Responses, dots, Moderations, Codex Web, Sites, Batch, Deep Research, Codex in ChatGPT Desktop, Login, Audio, Fine-tuning → dots, Search, Conversations, Audio, Sites, Codex in ChatGPT Desktop, Login, Chat Completions, Moderations, Compliance API, Deep Research, Codex Web
- 21 Oct 2026 ServicesCompliance API, Codex Web, dots, Live, Realtime, Agent, ChatGPT Work, Decisions, Login, Embeddings, Image Generation, GPTs → Chat Completions, Responses, dots, Moderations, Codex Web, Sites, Batch, Deep Research, Codex in ChatGPT Desktop, Login, Audio, Fine-tuning
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