August 4, 2026 · started 12:43 UTC

OpenAI outage.

OpenAI reported degraded for 2h 42m, then recovered. The provider titled it: “Elevated ChatGPT conversation errors affecting Plus, Pro, Business, and Edu users”.

2h 42mduration

Degradedworst reported level

12:43 UTCAugust 4, 2026

Timeline

12:43 UTC — operational → degraded Elevated ChatGPT conversation errors affecting Plus, Pro, Business, and Edu users
15:25 UTC — back to operational Elevated ChatGPT conversation errors affecting Plus, Pro, Business, and Edu users

As published on OpenAI's official status page, observed by our poller. Times are UTC. See current OpenAI status, its RSS feed, or all recorded outages.