Is OpenAI down right now?
No — OpenAI is up. All systems operational as of Oct 18, 12:25 AM UTC.
Current Status
All Systems Operational
Components
Recent Incidents
Delayed Costs data in the Compliance API
minorOct 14, 2026 · resolved Oct 16
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Widespread feature degradation
majorOct 15, 2026 · resolved Oct 15
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Limited availability on gpt-image-2.5-flare and gpt-image-2.5-sunburst
minorOct 14, 2026 · resolved Oct 14
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Degraded performance in Codex and ChatGPT Work
minorOct 14, 2026 · resolved Oct 14
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
Degraded performance in GPT-6.1 Sol Codex and Work mode
minorOct 13, 2026 · resolved Oct 13
We have resolved the issue causing degraded performance with GPT-6.1 Sol in Codex and ChatGPT Work.
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OpenAI status — frequently asked questions
Is OpenAI down right now?
No — OpenAI is up. All systems operational as of Oct 18, 12:25 AM UTC.
What is OpenAI's current status?
OpenAI: All Systems Operational. Alert24 checks OpenAI's status page continuously and can notify you the moment it changes.
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