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OpenAI: GPT-image-2.5 and 2.6 Sunburst & Flare High error rate

MinorStatus: resolvededitedStarted Resolved (33 min)4 updatesstatus.openai.com (opens in new tab)

Affected components: Images

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  1. identified

    We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for GPT-image-2.5 Sunburst and Flare. We are working on implementing a mitigation.

  2. identified

    We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for GPT-image-2.5 Sunburst / Flare, and 2.6 Sunburst / Flare. We are working on implementing a mitigation.

  3. monitoring

    We’ve applied a mitigation and are monitoring the affected services to confirm recovery.

  4. resolved

    All affected services are operating normally again. We’re sorry for the disruption, and we appreciate your patience.

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Status incident (vendor impact label: minor) posted by OpenAI, started 2026-11-12 08:52 UTC, resolved after 33 min, 4 update(s); edited after publishing.

Title
GPT-image-2.5 and 2.6 Sunburst & Flare High error rate
Vendor
OpenAI
Date
URL
https://rewindex.com/company/openai/incidents/01M77FAXVFV338GY7G9VRENRS5

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