Outage in OpenAI

Increased error rate for ChatGPT and API for prompts with images

Resolved Minor
January 08, 2026 - Started about 22 hours ago - Lasted about 1 hour

Incident Report

ChatGPT and API responses are failing when images are sent to the model. We are actively investigating

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Latest Updates ( sorted recent to last )
MONITORING about 21 hours ago - at 01/08/2026 09:05PM

We have implemented a fix. Error rates are dropping and we are monitoring for continued improvement.

INVESTIGATING about 22 hours ago - at 01/08/2026 08:25PM

ChatGPT and API responses are failing when images are sent to the model. We are actively investigating

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