Is OpenAI Down?
Experiencing Issues
OpenAI outage history and incident tracker. 38 incidents analyzed.
Reliability Score32.3
PoorUptime: 96.366%
Total Incidents
38
Uptime
96.366%
Avg Resolution
5h 14m
Top Cause
api
OpenAI Outage Timeline
Outages by Year
Incident Severity
Recent OpenAI Incidents
View all →Increased errors with ChatGPT file downloads
OpenAI·Mar 10, 2026
api
low
Increased errors on ChatGPT File Uploads
OpenAI·Mar 10, 2026
api
low
Degraded performance with the Support chat
OpenAI·Mar 10, 2026
api
low
Degraded performance with the support chat funtionality
OpenAI·Mar 10, 2026
api
low
Deep Research requests are erroring for LATAM users
OpenAI·Mar 9, 2026
api
low
Codex unresponsive
OpenAI·Mar 9, 2026
api
low
Elevated conversation errors for Enterprise and Edu users
OpenAI·Mar 9, 2026
api
low
Codex CLI unresponsive
OpenAI·Mar 9, 2026
api
low
Login Issues
OpenAI·Mar 7, 2026·5h 14m
This incident has been resolved.
authentication
low
Errors with Compliance API
OpenAI·Mar 7, 2026
api
low
Incident Severity Distribution
critical
1 (3%)
high
1 (3%)
low
36 (95%)
Frequently Asked Questions
Is OpenAI down right now?â–¾
Check the real-time status at the top of this page. IncidentHub monitors OpenAI's services every 5 minutes and shows current operational status, active incidents, and historical outage data.
How often does OpenAI have outages?â–¾
IncidentHub has tracked 38 incidents for OpenAI across its monitoring period. This includes outages, service degradations, and performance issues of varying severity levels.
What is OpenAI's uptime percentage?â–¾
Based on tracked incidents and their durations, OpenAI's calculated uptime is 96.366%. The reliability score is 32.3/100 (Poor), which factors in incident severity, frequency, resolution time, and recent trends.
What are the most common causes of OpenAI outages?â–¾
The most frequently tagged causes of OpenAI incidents are: api, authentication. These are automatically categorized based on incident reports and status page updates.
How long do OpenAI outages typically last?â–¾
The average resolution time for OpenAI incidents is approximately 5 hours and 14 minutes. This includes time from initial detection to full resolution.
How does OpenAI's reliability compare to other cloud providers?â–¾
OpenAI has a reliability score of 32.3/100 (Poor). Visit our Reliability Rankings page to see how OpenAI compares to other AI and cloud providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS, and Google AI.
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