ChatGPT outage on November 5, 2026: what happened and how long it lasted
On November 5, 2026, OpenAI / ChatGPT had degraded performance between 22:38 and 04:31 UTC, about 1.2 d in total. The vendor posted 2 incidents.
Timeline（UTC）
- OfficialOfficial incident posted: Elevated error rates across paid ChatGPT plans
- OfficialOfficially resolved: Elevated error rates across paid ChatGPT plans
- OfficialOfficial incident posted: ChatGPT Work and Dots Errors
- MeasuredModelBank probes detect degraded performance
- MeasuredProbes back to normal (lasted 1.7 h)
- OfficialOfficially resolved: ChatGPT Work and Dots Errors
Hourly measurements (UTC)
Also affected that day: Kimi
Official updates（UTC）
- identifiedSome users on paid ChatGPT plans may see errors when sending messages. We are working on implementing a mitigation.
- monitoringWe’ve applied a mitigation and are monitoring the affected services to confirm recovery.
- resolvedAll affected services are operating normally again. We’re sorry for the disruption, and we appreciate your patience.
- investigatingWe’re investigating a potential issue for the listed services and checking how it affects users. We’ll share an update when we know more.
- identifiedWe have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation.
ChatGPT reliability lately
Measured availability over the last 30 days: 99.47%; 29 days with an outage or degradation in the last 90 days.
Previous outages: 2026-11-03 · 2026-10-30 · 2026-10-27 · 2026-10-23 · 2026-10-22 · 2026-10-21
Alternatives while ChatGPT is down
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FAQ
Was ChatGPT down on November 5, 2026?
On November 5, 2026, OpenAI / ChatGPT had degraded performance between 22:38 and 04:31 UTC, about 1.2 d in total. The vendor posted 2 incidents.
Why was ChatGPT down?
The vendor's own description: Elevated error rates across paid ChatGPT plans; ChatGPT Work and Dots Errors. See the official status page for the root cause.
Is ChatGPT working now?
It is still down right now. Live status: https://modelbank.ai/status/openai (tested every 2 minutes).
What can I use instead when ChatGPT is down?
Switch temporarily to Claude, Gemini, Grok, Le Chat, Command, Perplexity API — check on ModelBank that they are up first.
Does ChatGPT go down often?
Measured availability over the last 30 days: 99.47%; 29 days with an outage or degradation in the last 90 days.
How do I hear about the next outage first?
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Sources: ModelBank's probes every 2 minutes and ChatGPT's official status page. Please cite this page when quoting.