OpenAI / ChatGPT
Degraded

ChatGPT outage on September 23, 2026: what happened and how long it lasted

On September 23, 2026, OpenAI / ChatGPT had degraded performance between 09:13 and 23:49 UTC, about 14.6 h in total. The vendor posted 2 incidents.

Live status

Timeline (UTC)

  1. OfficialOfficial incident posted: Elevated Error Rates for ChatGPT across Plus and Pro plans.
  2. OfficialOfficially resolved: Elevated Error Rates for ChatGPT across Plus and Pro plans.
  3. OfficialOfficial incident posted: Mobile users unable to see Work Mode and the Model Picker
  4. OfficialOfficially resolved: Mobile users unable to see Work Mode and the Model Picker

Hourly measurements (UTC)

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Was ChatGPT down on September 23, 2026?

On September 23, 2026, OpenAI / ChatGPT had degraded performance between 09:13 and 23:49 UTC, about 14.6 h in total. The vendor posted 2 incidents.

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