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CompaniesOpenAIMonthly reportsOctober 2026

OpenAI in October 2026: incidents, uptime and changes

43incidents posted
7labelled major or critical
97.06%free of major/critical
55.87%free of any incident
0price changes
0notable page changes

Vendor-reported outage time 21 h 51 min, incident time 13.7 days. Derived from the incidents the vendor posted on its own status page, not measured by us. A minute counts as an outage minute when a major or critical incident (as the vendor labelled it) was open; incident minutes include minor ones too. Maintenance and incidents marked "no impact" are left out, overlapping incidents are merged, a resolved incident counts for at most 7 days, and one still open with no resolution counts for at most 24 hours. Last 90 days.

By vendor label: Major 7 · Minor 31 · No impact listed 5

Major and critical incidents 7

IncidentImpactStartedDurationStatusDay
Issues with login, signup, and adsMajor53 minresolved10-01
Unable to create new ChatGPT Work threads in latest version of desktop appMajor6.4 hresolved10-07
Some ChatGPT content may be unavailable on AndroidMajor3.4 hresolved10-09
Workspace admins may be unable to manage pluginsMajor1.6 hresolved10-09
Widespread feature degradationMajor4.4 hresolved10-15
Authentication errors for some usersMajor1.0 hresolved10-20
Elevated FedRAMP API error rates for Astra and SolMajor5.7 hresolved10-21

Other incidents 36

IncidentImpactStartedDurationStatusDay
Issues with data analysis and file creation in ChatGPTMinor48 minresolved10-02
Elevated Work Mode errorsMinor19 hresolved10-05
Issues saving and editing PagesMinor20 minresolved10-05
Admin Console Intermittently InaccessibleNo impact listed5.3 hresolved10-05
Elevated errors in ChatGPT conversationsMinor7.0 hresolved10-05
Elevated error rates in Codex CloudNo impact listed6.0 hresolved10-05
Elevated errors in API Platform login and administration APIs.Minor55 minresolved10-06
Elevated errors affecting multiple products including ChatGPT (conversations), Image generations, Spaces and Pages, API rehydration, and Dots.Minor36 minresolved10-06
Errors processing large PDFs in the Responses APIMinor13 hresolved10-06
Elevated error rates in ChatGPT Go conversationsMinor1.1 hresolved10-06
Computer Use Is Experiencing IssuesMinor2.8 hresolved10-06
Workspace Agents Degraded and Responses ImpactedMinor1.8 hresolved10-07
Dot in Codex may fail to create new threadsMinor1.6 hresolved10-07
Degraded performance in Codex and Work mode: Dot turn failures, delayed responses, and reduced proactivityMinor1.0 hresolved10-07
Elevated errors with GPT-5.6 Instant in FedRAMP workspacesMinor21 minresolved10-07
Some APAC users are seeing errors in ChatGPT Work, conversations, and GPTs.Minor1.6 hresolved10-08
Delayed Costs data in the Compliance APIMinor3 dresolved10-09
Degraded performance in GPT-6.1 Sol Codex and Work modeMinor8.3 hresolved10-13
Degraded performance in Codex and ChatGPT WorkMinor2.8 hresolved10-14
Limited availability on gpt-image-2.5-flare and gpt-image-2.5-sunburstMinor40 minresolved10-14
Delayed Costs data in the Compliance APIMinor42 hresolved10-14
File Download errorsMinor42 minresolved10-19
Degraded performance in ChatGPT, Codex, and APIsMinor1.0 hresolved10-21
Elevated error rates for gpt-5.6-luna API requestsMinor1.1 hresolved10-21
Elevated ChatGPT conversation and Responses API errorsMinor6.5 hresolved10-22
Degraded Performance of Dots on EnterpriseMinor2.1 hresolved10-22
New Ad Accounts failing to provision adminsMinor4.5 hresolved10-22
Delays in customer support responsesNo impact listed2.3 hresolved10-23
Help Center Chat Support DegradedNo impact listed33 minresolved10-23
Degraded experience with ChatGPT app connections using CIMDMinor50 minresolved10-23
Elevated error rates for Ads POST requestsMinor11 minresolved10-26
Elevated error rates for most hosted Code Reviews and Security Reviews on private GitHub repositoriesNo impact listed29 minresolved10-27
6.1 Sol Degraded Model PerformanceMinor1.3 hresolved10-27
Degraded Performace on ChatGPT WorkMinornot resolvedinvestigating10-28
Elevated errors for GPT Image 2 API image editsMinor4.0 hresolved10-30
Elevated errors with search in Dots, ChatGPT Work, and certain ChatGPT thinking experiencesMinor1.6 hresolved10-30

Deprecations and commercial changes

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OpenAI posted 43 status incidents in October 2026 (7 major or critical); 0 price changes and 0 notable page changes observed.

Title
OpenAI in October 2026
Vendor
OpenAI
Date
URL
https://rewindex.com/company/openai/2026/10

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