OpenAI Outage History

The OpenAI ChatGPT / GPTs component experienced brief degradation as updates to Custom GPT configurations failed for users, preventing some from creating or updating their custom GPTs. Users encountered errors during configuration, with some reports noting heavy load and memory issues in the period. The incident began at Feb 4, 2026 12:46 PM UTC and was resolved by Feb 4, 2026 2:52 PM UTC (approximately 2 hours and 6 minutes). The OpenAI status page issued 2 updates during the incident, outlining the update failures and later confirming recovery. Reports from US users (e.g., Ashburn, VA and Santa Clara, CA) described degraded performance around the same timeframe.

OpenAI ChatGPT / Conversations experienced a temporary degradation that affected users’ ability to load or start conversations. The incident began at Feb 4, 2026 1:26 AM UTC and was resolved by Feb 4, 2026 3:46 AM UTC, lasting about 2 hours and 20 minutes. User reports were limited, including observations from Los Angeles around 2:30 AM UTC. The issue appeared contained to the ChatGPT / Conversations component, with no indication of broader OpenAI service impact.

OpenAI reported a global incident impacting ChatGPT and related services, with elevated error rates beginning at Feb 3, 2026 8:36 PM UTC. Users worldwide experienced login failures, stalled conversations, and errors across multiple ChatGPT components including Conversations, Login, Image Generation, File uploads, and more. The incident affected 13 components, indicating broad degradation rather than a single outage. The outage lasted roughly 3 hours, with most services recovering by around Feb 3, 2026 11:36 PM UTC. OpenAI issued five status updates during the event to acknowledge the issue and describe mitigation steps and progress.

OpenAI's ChatGPT platform experienced widespread degraded performance with elevated error rates across 13 components, including ChatGPT Atlas, Conversations, Login, Deep Research, Agent, Codex, Compliance API, Search, File uploads, Voice mode, GPTs, Image Generation, and Connectors/Apps. Users reported issues ranging from failing to generate responses and login problems to missing chats. StatusGator detected the issue at Feb 3, 2026 7:54 PM UTC, about 42 minutes before OpenAI's first official acknowledgment at Feb 3, 2026 8:36 PM UTC and mitigation began promptly in their updates.

OpenAI reported a brief signup issue affecting Android users attempting to sign up for ChatGPT with Google Authentication. The sign-up flow within the ChatGPT Login component was impacted. The incident began at Jan 30, 2026 8:41 PM UTC and was resolved by Jan 30, 2026 9:16 PM UTC, lasting 35 minutes. OpenAI stated that some Android users may be experiencing sign-up errors and that mitigation efforts were underway, after which the service returned to normal.

OpenAI reported a brief disruption affecting ChatGPT subscription renewals for a subset of users, with the ChatGPT / Login component listed as impacted. The outage began at 6:01 PM UTC and was resolved by 8:37 PM UTC, lasting approximately 2 hours and 36 minutes. The OpenAI status page posted two updates during the incident, describing mitigation steps and the restoration of normal service.

OpenAI experienced an intermittent issue affecting image generation results across ChatGPT / Image Generation, Sora / Image Generation, and the APIs / Images. Users attempting to generate images may have seen degraded outputs or intermittent failures. The incident began at 1:31 AM UTC and lasted about 45 minutes, impacting three components: ChatGPT / Image Generation, Sora / Image Generation, and APIs / Images. The OpenAI status page posted 2 updates during the incident: the first noted mitigation had been applied and monitoring, and the second indicated the issue had been resolved with services returned to normal operation.

OpenAI reported an elevated Codex error rate affecting ChatGPT and Codex services. Users worldwide experienced slower responses and timeouts during the incident. The issue began at Jan 27, 2026 9:06 AM UTC and lasted about two hours, with the status returning to normal at Jan 27, 2026 11:06 AM UTC. The provider issued two status updates during the event, noting an elevated error rate and later confirming resolution. Reports from users across multiple regions, including Manchester, Lisbon, Utrecht, and Hong Kong, indicated responsive issues during the outage.

OpenAI's status page showed ChatGPT availability degraded for free users starting at 4:21 PM UTC, with elevated errors across multiple ChatGPT services including Conversations, Compliance API, Search, File uploads, Voice mode, GPTs, Agent, Codex, ChatGPT Atlas, Connectors, Image Generation, Deep Research, and Login. Users reported messaging issues, with reports from places such as Fortaleza, Brazil indicating errors when attempting to send messages. The degradation lasted about 1 hour and 10 minutes and was resolved by 5:31 PM UTC. The provider issued 2 status updates during the incident.

The outage began on Jan 22, 2026 2:26 PM UTC when the ChatGPT / Codex component entered a degraded state, affecting access to the OpenAI platform, including the dashboard at platform.openai.com/chat. The disruption lasted about 31 minutes and was resolved by Jan 22, 2026 2:57 PM UTC. OpenAI issued two status updates during the incident to communicate the issue and recovery.

There were a small number of user reports indicating connectivity issues during the window; for example, a report from Hyderabad noted being unable to access the chat dashboard. The incident appeared confined to a brief period with a swift recovery and limited broader impact.