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OpenAI reports multiple service issues

OpenAI is dealing with 6 concurrent service issues — tracked live below.

By The Downtime · Sep 16, 2026 · 12:00 AM ·Updated 1 month ago

OpenAI is experiencing elevated error rates for image generation and editing requests using gpt-image-2.5-flare in its API. The company has classified the impact as major and is currently monitoring the situation.

OpenAI develops artificial intelligence models and services, including GPT language models and image generation tools used by developers and enterprises worldwide through its API platform.

The company began investigating the issue after detecting elevated error rates affecting gpt-image-2.5-flare. OpenAI's team has since applied a mitigation and moved to a monitoring status as recovery efforts continue.

This is a developing story. We will provide updates as more information becomes available from OpenAI's status page.

⚠️ Issues being tracked (6)

Elevated errors with gpt-image-2.5-flare
Resolved
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Ads Manager login issues
Resolved
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Elevated errors from GPT-5.6 and GPT-5.6 Instant on paid plans
Resolved
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Elevated errors affecting Work Mode in ChatGPT
Resolved
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Elevated errors for ChatGPT users in Europe
Resolved · 🇪🇺 Europe
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Codex GitHub Review and Pull Request Failures
Resolved
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🕒 Live updates (20)

resolved Elevated errors with gpt-image-2.5-flare Sep 16, 12:30 AM

All impacted services have now fully recovered.

monitoring Elevated errors with gpt-image-2.5-flare Sep 15, 11:58 PM

We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.

investigating Elevated errors with gpt-image-2.5-flare Sep 15, 11:50 PM

We are experiencing elevated error rates for image generation and editing requests using gpt-image-2.5-flare in the API. Our team is working to mitigate the issue. We will provide another update as more information becomes available.

resolved Ads Manager login issues Sep 15, 4:54 PM

All impacted services have now fully recovered.

monitoring Ads Manager login issues Sep 15, 4:52 PM

We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.

resolved Elevated errors from GPT-5.6 and GPT-5.6... Sep 15, 7:53 AM

All impacted services have now fully recovered.

monitoring Elevated errors from GPT-5.6 and GPT-5.6... Sep 15, 7:24 AM

We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.

investigating Elevated errors from GPT-5.6 and GPT-5.6... Sep 15, 7:12 AM

We are investigating the issue for the listed services.

resolved Elevated errors affecting Work Mode in C... Sep 15, 3:11 AM

All impacted services have now fully recovered.

monitoring Elevated errors affecting Work Mode in C... Sep 14, 7:42 PM

We have applied additional mitigations for Work Mode. We are monitoring to confirm that workspace tools and files are functioning normally for ChatGPT Plus users.

monitoring Elevated errors affecting Work Mode in C... Sep 14, 3:58 PM

Earlier today, some ChatGPT Plus users using Work Mode experienced errors starting or resuming tasks, or had limited access to workspace tools and files. We have applied a mitigation and service has recovered. We are monitoring the results.

resolved Elevated errors for ChatGPT users in Eur... Sep 13, 5:47 PM

All impacted services have now fully recovered.

monitoring Elevated errors for ChatGPT users in Eur... Sep 13, 5:00 PM

We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.

investigating Elevated errors for ChatGPT users in Eur... Sep 13, 4:56 PM

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

resolved Codex GitHub Review and Pull Request Fai... Sep 13, 10:53 AM

All impacted services have now fully recovered.

monitoring Codex GitHub Review and Pull Request Fai... Sep 13, 9:55 AM

Github have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.

resolved Codex GitHub Review and Pull Request Fai... Sep 13, 9:53 AM

Github has applied the mitigation and we are monitoring the recovery.

identified Codex GitHub Review and Pull Request Fai... Sep 13, 9:35 AM

We have identified an upstream GitHub service disruption affecting review publication and pull request creation in Codex. Follow [GitHub’s status page](https://www.githubstatus.com/ "GitHub’s status page") for updates. We expect these workflows to recover as GitHub restores its services.

identified Codex GitHub Review and Pull Request Fai... Sep 13, 9:32 AM

We have identified an upstream GitHub service disruption affecting review publication and pull request creation in Codex. Follow [GitHub’s status page](https://www.githubstatus.com/ "GitHub’s status page") for updates. We expect these workflows to recover as GitHub restores service. We are working on implementing a mitigation.

investigating Codex GitHub Review and Pull Request Fai... Sep 13, 9:26 AM

We are investigating the issue for the listed services.

📎 Sources

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