Outage in OpenAI ChatGPT
Elevated errors in ChatGPT conversations for Free and Go plans
Resolved Minor
August 31, 2026 - Started 2 days ago
- Lasted 20 minutes
Incident Report
Summary AI Generated
ChatGPT experienced elevated conversation errors affecting Free and Go plan users on its web platform for approximately 21 minutes. The issue was identified and a mitigation was applied, after which the service was monitored for recovery.
We are investigating the issue for the listed services.
Components affected
OpenAI ChatGPT Web OpenAI ChatGPT ChatGPTLatest Updates ( sorted recent to last )
MONITORING
2 days ago - at 09/01/2026 12:52AM
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.
INVESTIGATING
2 days ago - at 09/01/2026 12:38AM
We are investigating the issue for the listed services.
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