OpenAI incident

Elevated ChatGPT conversation errors affecting Plus, Pro, Business, and Edu users

Minor Resolved

Started

August 4, 2026 at 12:43 PM UTC

Duration

2h 41m

Resolved

August 4, 2026 at 03:25 PM UTC

Updates timeline

  1. Investigating

    We are investigating elevated errors affecting ChatGPT conversations. Some users may experience failed or interrupted responses, and some conversation turns may not be saved. The issue is affecting users across Plus, Pro, Business and Edu ChatGPT plans.

  2. Monitoring

    We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.

  3. Resolved

    All impacted services have now fully recovered.

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