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    OpenAI Outage History

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    There were 294 OpenAI outages since January 2025 which are summarized below, including incident details, duration, and resolution information.

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    : OpenAI ChatGPT Voice mode briefly degraded

    Detected by StatusGator:
    Officially acknowledged:
    Outage ended: (40 minutes)

    OpenAI reported a brief degradation in ChatGPT Voice mode, which entered a degraded state from to (approximately 40 minutes). The issue affected only ChatGPT Voice mode, with other OpenAI services unaffected. OpenAI issued two status updates during the incident describing the degraded performance and its eventual restoration.

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    : OpenAI API and ChatGPT voice services degraded performance

    Detected by StatusGator:
    Officially acknowledged:
    Outage ended: (3 hours and 51 minutes)

    OpenAI experienced degraded performance across its API and ChatGPT voice features beginning at . Users reported slower API responses and issues with ChatGPT voice search and voice playback. The degradation persisted for about 3 hours and 51 minutes, until , with ongoing monitoring and updates.

    OpenAI published four status updates during the incident, starting with the initial degradation notice at and concluding with recovery at . A fix was implemented by and monitoring continued as ChatGPT voice and related features returned to normal by .

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    : OpenAI API errors degrade ChatGPT search and voice features

    Detected by StatusGator:
    Officially acknowledged:
    Outage ended: (1 hour and 33 minutes)

    OpenAI experienced an incident impacting API access and ChatGPT features. The issue began at with elevated API errors, and by ChatGPT search and voice performance were degraded for users.

    OpenAI issued 3 status updates during the incident. The API recovered by and ChatGPT degradation began at before being restored by . The outage lasted roughly 1 hour 33 minutes and affected two components: API and ChatGPT.

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    : OpenAI API degraded for 36 minutes

    Detected by StatusGator:
    Officially acknowledged:
    Outage ended: (35 minutes)

    OpenAI's API experienced a brief period of degraded performance with elevated errors affecting API calls. The outage began at and was resolved by , lasting about 36 minutes.

    OpenAI's status page documented the incident as a temporary degradation of the API while investigations were underway. The issue affected the OpenAI API component, and OpenAI issued 2 official status updates during the incident to communicate the investigation and the eventual restoration of normal service.

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    : OpenAI ChatGPT brief degraded performance

    Detected by StatusGator:
    Officially acknowledged:
    Outage ended: (11 minutes)

    OpenAI ChatGPT experienced a brief degradation in performance from to , with users reporting errors generating responses, timeouts, and some empty replies. The issue affected the ChatGPT component and caused short-lived disruption for a subset of users. OpenAI’s status page noted that the issue had been identified and a fix was being implemented, with the status moving from up to warn and back to up. The incident generated a small number of user reports, including observations from the United Kingdom around 00:29–00:30 UTC, suggesting the impact was localized and brief. The outage lasted about 11 minutes, and two official status updates were issued during the event.

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    : OpenAI ChatGPT advanced voice degraded performance

    Detected by StatusGator:
    Officially acknowledged:
    Outage ended: (4 hours and 30 minutes)

    OpenAI ChatGPT experienced degraded performance in its advanced voice features, with some users encountering errors during the incident. The issue affected the ChatGPT component and reduced reliability of voice-based interactions for a portion of users.

    The incident began at and was resolved by , lasting approximately 4 hours and 29 minutes. OpenAI issued 2 status updates during the incident, first acknowledging investigation into increased errors and later confirming restoration of normal service as the issue was resolved.

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    : OpenAI ChatGPT elevated errors affect paid users

    Detected by StatusGator:
    Officially acknowledged:
    Outage ended: (25 minutes)

    OpenAI ChatGPT experienced elevated errors starting at and resolved by . Free-tier users recovered quickly, while paid users continued to see issues during this brief incident, indicating a partial outage affecting the ChatGPT component.

    OpenAI published 2 status updates during the incident to describe the issue and ongoing fixes. User reports began around and persisted through the event, suggesting a widespread but short-lived disruption of the ChatGPT service.

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    : OpenAI experiences brief login issues affecting API and ChatGPT

    Detected by StatusGator:
    Officially acknowledged:
    Outage ended: (40 minutes)

    OpenAI faced a brief login issue that affected authentication across API, ChatGPT, and Sora. The incident involved 3 components and lasted about 40 minutes, beginning at and concluding by . OpenAI issued two status updates, first noting investigations into increased login issues and later confirming restoration of services as operations returned to normal.

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    : OpenAI API briefly degraded due to gpt-4o-2024-11-20 errors

    Detected by StatusGator:
    Officially acknowledged:
    Outage ended: (5 minutes)

    OpenAI's API experienced a brief degradation related to the gpt-4o-2024-11-20 model. The issue caused errors for API calls and was reflected in the OpenAI status page as a transition from up to a degraded state and back to normal. The incident lasted about five minutes, beginning at and ending at . OpenAI issued two status updates during the event, noting that a fix was in progress and later confirming the service had been restored.

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    : OpenAI API and ChatGPT face elevated errors in transcription and image generation

    Detected by StatusGator:
    Officially acknowledged:
    Outage ended: (50 minutes)

    OpenAI reported an outage affecting Audio Transcription, Image Generation, and the Realtime API, causing elevated errors for users trying to transcribe audio, generate images, or access real-time features. The incident started at and was resolved by , lasting roughly 49 minutes. The status page showed two components impacted (API and ChatGPT) and reflected three status updates during the event as the company moved from investigating to resolution.

    OpenAI’s communications noted ongoing investigation across the API and ChatGPT components, with the service returning to normal after the final update. The disruption was limited to the affected features and did not indicate a broader regional impact based on the available data.

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