Is OpenAI Down?
All Systems Operational
OpenAI outage history and incident tracker. 131 incidents analyzed.
Reliability Score38
PoorUptime: 100.000%
Total Incidents
131
Uptime
100.000%
Avg Resolution
N/A
Top Cause
api
OpenAI Outage Timeline
Outages by Year
Incident Severity
Recent OpenAI Incidents
View all →Enterprise & Education Chat Errors
OpenAI·Jul 31, 2026
This is now resolved.
api
low
Elevated errors affecting ChatGPT conversations
OpenAI·Jul 30, 2026
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
api
low
Elevated error rates with the invalid_prompt error code
OpenAI·Jul 29, 2026
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
api
low
Elevated Image Generation Error Rate in ChatGPT
OpenAI·Jul 28, 2026
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
api
low
Image generation unavailable in ChatGPT
OpenAI·Jul 27, 2026
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
api
low
We’re seeing elevated latency, timeouts, and interrupted streaming across gpt 5.1 mini model and gpt 4.1 mini
OpenAI·Jul 27, 2026
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
api
low
Elevated errors affecting ChatGPT conversations
OpenAI·Jul 25, 2026
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
api
low
Elevated error rates
OpenAI·Jul 25, 2026
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
api
low
Elevated error rates
OpenAI·Jul 25, 2026
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
api
low
Elevated Errors in Codex Review
OpenAI·Jul 24, 2026
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
api
low
Incident Severity Distribution
critical
3 (2%)
high
15 (11%)
low
113 (86%)
Frequently Asked Questions
Is OpenAI down right now?▾
Check the real-time status at the top of this page. IncidentHub-Bay monitors OpenAI's services every 5 minutes and shows current operational status, active incidents, and historical outage data.
How often does OpenAI have outages?▾
IncidentHub-Bay has tracked 131 incidents for OpenAI across its monitoring period. This includes outages, service degradations, and performance issues of varying severity levels.
What is OpenAI's uptime percentage?▾
Based on tracked incidents and their durations, OpenAI's calculated uptime is 100.000%. The reliability score is 38/100 (Poor), which factors in incident severity, frequency, resolution time, and recent trends.
What are the most common causes of OpenAI outages?▾
The most frequently tagged causes of OpenAI incidents are: api, authentication, compute. These are automatically categorized based on incident reports and status page updates.
How long do OpenAI outages typically last?▾
Resolution times vary by incident severity. Check individual incident details for specific timelines.
How does OpenAI's reliability compare to other cloud providers?▾
OpenAI has a reliability score of 38/100 (Poor). Visit our Reliability Rankings page to see how OpenAI compares to other AI and cloud providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS, and Google AI.
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