Degraded
ChatGPT outage on October 2, 2026: what happened and how long it lasted
On October 2, 2026, OpenAI / ChatGPT had degraded performance between 16:03 and 16:51 UTC, about 48 min in total. The vendor posted 1 incident.
Timeline (UTC)
- OfficialOfficial incident posted: Issues with data analysis and file creation in ChatGPT
- OfficialOfficially resolved: Issues with data analysis and file creation in ChatGPT
Hourly measurements (UTC)
00:0012:0023:00
Was ChatGPT down on October 2, 2026?
On October 2, 2026, OpenAI / ChatGPT had degraded performance between 16:03 and 16:51 UTC, about 48 min in total. The vendor posted 1 incident.
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