Degraded
ChatGPT outage on October 8, 2026: what happened and how long it lasted
On October 8, 2026, OpenAI / ChatGPT had degraded performance between 23:42 and 04:51 UTC, about 5.2 h in total. The vendor posted 2 incidents.
Timeline (UTC)
- OfficialOfficial incident posted: Elevated errors with GPT-5.6 Instant in FedRAMP workspaces
- OfficialOfficially resolved: Elevated errors with GPT-5.6 Instant in FedRAMP workspaces
- OfficialOfficial incident posted: Some APAC users are seeing errors in ChatGPT Work, conversations, and GPTs.
- OfficialOfficially resolved: Some APAC users are seeing errors in ChatGPT Work, conversations, and GPTs.
Hourly measurements (UTC)
00:0012:0023:00
Was ChatGPT down on October 8, 2026?
On October 8, 2026, OpenAI / ChatGPT had degraded performance between 23:42 and 04:51 UTC, about 5.2 h in total. The vendor posted 2 incidents.
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