OpenAI / ChatGPT
Degraded

ChatGPT outage on September 22, 2026: what happened and how long it lasted

On September 22, 2026, OpenAI / ChatGPT had degraded performance between 09:58 and 15:58 UTC, about 6 h in total. The vendor posted 2 incidents.

Live status

Timeline (UTC)

  1. OfficialOfficial incident posted: Increased error rate for Plus and Pro users.
  2. OfficialOfficially resolved: Increased error rate for Plus and Pro users.
  3. OfficialOfficial incident posted: Elevated Error Rates for ChatGPT Work, across Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education plans.
  4. OfficialOfficially resolved: Elevated Error Rates for ChatGPT Work, across Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise and Education plans.

Hourly measurements (UTC)

00:0012:0023:00
Was ChatGPT down on September 22, 2026?

On September 22, 2026, OpenAI / ChatGPT had degraded performance between 09:58 and 15:58 UTC, about 6 h in total. The vendor posted 2 incidents.

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