DALL·E had 45 outages in the last 2 years totaling 26m of downtime — averaging 1.8 incidents per month.
There were 45 DALL·E outages since January 28, 2026 totaling 26m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.
Status: Investigating We have identified that mobile users are not able to see work mode or the model picker when using ChatGPT. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Login (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Work (Degraded performance) File uploads (Degraded performance) GPTs (Degraded performance) Agent (Degraded performance) Voice mode (Degraded performance) Conversations (Degraded performance) Connectors/Apps (Degraded performance) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Degraded performance) Search (Degraded performance) Compliance API (Degraded performance) Deep Research (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Atlas (Degraded performance) Sites (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components GPTs (Degraded performance) Deep Research (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Work (Degraded performance) File uploads (Degraded performance) Search (Degraded performance) Conversations (Degraded performance) Connectors/Apps (Degraded performance) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Degraded performance) Login (Degraded performance) Voice mode (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance) Agent (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Atlas (Degraded performance) Sites (Degraded performance) Compliance API (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components GPTs (Operational) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Operational) Login (Operational) Search (Operational) Sites (Operational) Conversations (Operational) Compliance API (Operational) ChatGPT Work (Operational) Agent (Operational) Deep Research (Operational) Connectors/Apps (Operational) ChatGPT Atlas (Operational) File uploads (Operational) Voice mode (Operational) Image Generation (Operational)
Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Embeddings (Degraded performance) Moderations (Degraded performance) Responses (Degraded performance) Images (Degraded performance) Chat Completions (Degraded performance) Files (Degraded performance) Login (Degraded performance) Sora (Degraded performance) Batch (Degraded performance) Audio (Degraded performance) Fine-tuning (Degraded performance) Realtime (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Realtime (Degraded performance) Files (Degraded performance) Responses (Degraded performance) Login (Degraded performance) Batch (Degraded performance) Embeddings (Degraded performance) Moderations (Degraded performance) Sora (Degraded performance) Images (Degraded performance) Chat Completions (Degraded performance) Audio (Degraded performance) Fine-tuning (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Audio (Operational) Moderations (Operational) Responses (Operational) Login (Operational) Batch (Operational) Chat Completions (Operational) Fine-tuning (Operational) Realtime (Operational) Files (Operational) Embeddings (Operational) Sora (Operational) Images (Operational)
Status: Investigating We are experiencing elevated error rates for image generation and editing requests using gpt-image-2.5-flare in the API. Our team is working to mitigate the issue. We will provide another update as more information becomes available. Affected components Images (Partial outage)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Images (Partial outage)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Images (Operational)
Status: Investigating We’re investigating elevated errors affecting image generation in ChatGPT and the Images API. Some requests may fail. We’ll share another update as we learn more. Affected components Images (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Investigating We’re continuing to investigate elevated errors affecting image generation in ChatGPT and the Images API. We’ve made changes aimed at reducing failures and are assessing their effect. Some requests may still fail. We’ll share another update as we learn more. Affected components Images (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Investigating "We’re continuing to investigate elevated errors affecting image generation in ChatGPT and the Images API. We saw an increase in failed Images API requests after our last update. We’re applying mitigations and assessing their effect. Some image requests may still fail. We’ll share another update as we learn more. " Affected components Images (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Identified We have identified the issue affecting image generation in ChatGPT and the Images API. Some image-generation requests may continue to fail. Affected components Images (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Images (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Images (Operational) Image Generation (Operational)
Status: Investigating We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Affected components Codex Web (Degraded performance) File uploads (Degraded performance) Voice mode (Degraded performance) Conversations (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components File uploads (Degraded performance) Voice mode (Degraded performance) Conversations (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance) Codex Web (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components File uploads (Operational) Voice mode (Operational) Conversations (Operational) Image Generation (Operational) Codex Web (Operational)
Status: Investigating ChatGPT Work Mode is experiencing high error rates. We are investigating the issue. Affected components Search (Partial outage) Agent (Partial outage) Deep Research (Partial outage) Connectors/Apps (Partial outage) ChatGPT Atlas (Partial outage) File uploads (Partial outage) Voice mode (Partial outage) GPTs (Partial outage) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Partial outage) Sites (Partial outage) Conversations (Partial outage) Compliance API (Partial outage) Image Generation (Partial outage) ChatGPT Work (Partial outage) Login (Partial outage)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components File uploads (Operational) Image Generation (Operational) Connectors/Apps (Operational) ChatGPT Atlas (Operational) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Operational) Sites (Operational) Conversations (Operational) GPTs (Operational) Agent (Operational) Compliance API (Operational) ChatGPT Work (Operational) Login (Operational) Voice mode (Operational) Search (Operational) Deep Research (Operational)
Status: Investigating We are investigating an issue causing some users to experience errors when using Thinking in ChatGPT. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Work (Degraded performance)
Status: Investigating We are investigating an issue causing some users to experience errors when using Thinking mode and Image Generation in ChatGPT. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Work (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have implemented a mitigation for the issue for elevated errors for Thinking Mode and Image Generation in ChatGPT/ChatGPT Work Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Work (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components ChatGPT Work (Operational) Conversations (Operational) Image Generation (Operational)
Status: Identified We are investigating elevated errors affecting image generation. Some users may experience failed image generation requests. We are working to reduce the errors and will provide another update as we learn more. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Files (Operational) Image Generation (Operational)
Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Image Generation (Operational)
Status: Investigating We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Image Generation (Operational)
Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Images (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Images (Operational)
Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance) GPTs (Degraded performance) Connectors/Apps (Degraded performance) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance) Deep Research (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Work (Degraded performance) Voice mode (Degraded performance) Compliance API (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Atlas (Degraded performance) Sites (Degraded performance) Login (Degraded performance) Search (Degraded performance) Agent (Degraded performance) File uploads (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Search (Operational) Conversations (Operational) File uploads (Operational) ChatGPT Atlas (Operational) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Operational) Voice mode (Operational) Deep Research (Operational) Connectors/Apps (Operational) ChatGPT Work (Operational) Login (Operational) Compliance API (Operational) Image Generation (Operational) GPTs (Operational) Agent (Operational) Sites (Operational)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components ChatGPT Work (Operational) Compliance API (Operational) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Operational) Login (Operational) Image Generation (Operational) GPTs (Operational) Deep Research (Operational) Sites (Operational) File uploads (Operational) Voice mode (Operational) Search (Operational) Agent (Operational) Connectors/Apps (Operational) Conversations (Operational) ChatGPT Atlas (Operational)
Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Connectors/Apps (Degraded performance) File uploads (Degraded performance) Search (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance) GPTs (Degraded performance) Deep Research (Degraded performance) Compliance API (Degraded performance) Agent (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Work (Degraded performance) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Degraded performance) Login (Degraded performance) Voice mode (Degraded performance) Conversations (Degraded performance) Sites (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Atlas (Degraded performance)
Status: Investigating We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Investigating We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Affected components File uploads (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components File uploads (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components File uploads (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components File uploads (Operational) Image Generation (Operational)
Status: Investigating We are investigating elevated error rates affecting image generation requests via the API. We are working to restore normal service. Affected components Images (Partial outage) Image Generation (Partial outage)
Status: Monitoring We have applied mitigations and are seeing error rates return to normal levels. We are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Images (Operational) Image Generation (Operational)
Status: Resolved Image generation functionality has fully recovered, and error rates have returned to normal levels. Affected components Images (Operational) Image Generation (Operational)
Status: Investigating We are investigating login issues and intermittent errors affecting ChatGPT. Affected components Agent (Partial outage) Sites (Partial outage) GPTs (Partial outage) ChatGPT Work (Partial outage) Connectors/Apps (Partial outage) ChatGPT Atlas (Partial outage) Search (Partial outage) Conversations (Partial outage) Compliance API (Partial outage) Image Generation (Partial outage) Deep Research (Partial outage) File uploads (Partial outage) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Partial outage) Login (Partial outage) Voice mode (Partial outage)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components File uploads (Partial outage) Conversations (Partial outage) Compliance API (Partial outage) Image Generation (Partial outage) Connectors/Apps (Partial outage) Sites (Partial outage) Deep Research (Partial outage) ChatGPT Atlas (Partial outage) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Partial outage) Login (Partial outage) Voice mode (Partial outage) Search (Partial outage) GPTs (Partial outage) Agent (Partial outage) ChatGPT Work (Partial outage)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components ChatGPT Atlas (Operational) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Operational) Search (Operational) Conversations (Operational) Image Generation (Operational) ChatGPT Work (Operational) Login (Operational) Deep Research (Operational) Connectors/Apps (Operational) File uploads (Operational) GPTs (Operational) Agent (Operational) Sites (Operational) Voice mode (Operational) Compliance API (Operational)
Status: Investigating We are investigating elevated errors affecting image generation in ChatGPT. Some users may be unable to generate images. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Identified We have identified the issue and are implementing a mitigation. Some users may continue to experience errors with image generation in ChatGPT while we implement the mitigation. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have implemented a mitigation and are seeing error rates return to normal levels. We are monitoring the recovery, and some users may continue to experience errors with image generation in ChatGPT. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Image Generation (Operational)
Status: Identified A small number of Users have incorrectly cancelled subscription. Affected components Login (Degraded performance) Voice mode (Degraded performance) Search (Degraded performance) Conversations (Degraded performance) Agent (Degraded performance) Deep Research (Degraded performance) Connectors/Apps (Degraded performance) File uploads (Degraded performance) Compliance API (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance) GPTs (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Atlas (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Search (Operational) Conversations (Operational) Deep Research (Operational) Connectors/Apps (Operational) ChatGPT Atlas (Operational) Login (Operational) Voice mode (Operational) Compliance API (Operational) Image Generation (Operational) GPTs (Operational) Agent (Operational) File uploads (Operational)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Responses (Degraded performance) Sora (Degraded performance) Images (Degraded performance) Batch (Degraded performance) Audio (Degraded performance) Embeddings (Degraded performance) Login (Degraded performance) Chat Completions (Degraded performance) Fine-tuning (Degraded performance) Realtime (Degraded performance) Files (Degraded performance) Moderations (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Images (Operational) Batch (Operational) Fine-tuning (Operational) Files (Operational) Moderations (Operational) Responses (Operational) Login (Operational) Sora (Operational) Chat Completions (Operational) Audio (Operational) Realtime (Operational) Embeddings (Operational)
Status: Investigating We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Affected components GPTs (Degraded performance) Deep Research (Degraded performance) Login (Degraded performance) Search (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance) Agent (Degraded performance) Connectors/Apps (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Atlas (Degraded performance) File uploads (Degraded performance) Voice mode (Degraded performance) Conversations (Degraded performance) Compliance API (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components GPTs (Degraded performance) Deep Research (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Atlas (Degraded performance) Login (Degraded performance) File uploads (Degraded performance) Search (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance) Agent (Degraded performance) Connectors/Apps (Degraded performance) Voice mode (Degraded performance) Conversations (Degraded performance) Compliance API (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Search (Operational) GPTs (Operational) Connectors/Apps (Operational) ChatGPT Atlas (Operational) Login (Operational) File uploads (Operational) Voice mode (Operational) Conversations (Operational) Compliance API (Operational) Image Generation (Operational) Agent (Operational) Deep Research (Operational)
Status: Identified We have identified that some users are experiencing elevated 431 errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Images (Degraded performance) Batch (Degraded performance) Chat Completions (Degraded performance) Fine-tuning (Degraded performance) Files (Degraded performance) Moderations (Degraded performance) Responses (Degraded performance) Login (Degraded performance) Audio (Degraded performance) Realtime (Degraded performance) Embeddings (Degraded performance) Sora (Degraded performance)
Status: Investigating We are continuing to investigate the issue regarding elevated 431 errors and are working on the mitigation. Affected components Batch (Degraded performance) Chat Completions (Degraded performance) Files (Degraded performance) Embeddings (Degraded performance) Responses (Degraded performance) Sora (Degraded performance) Images (Degraded performance) Audio (Degraded performance) Fine-tuning (Degraded performance) Realtime (Degraded performance) Moderations (Degraded performance) Login (Degraded performance)
Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Responses (Degraded performance) Login (Degraded performance) Batch (Degraded performance) Realtime (Degraded performance) Files (Degraded performance) Sora (Degraded performance) Images (Degraded performance) Chat Completions (Degraded performance) Audio (Degraded performance) Fine-tuning (Degraded performance) Embeddings (Degraded performance) Moderations (Degraded performance)
Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Chat Completions (Operational) Realtime (Operational) Files (Operational) Embeddings (Operational) Responses (Operational) Login (Operational) Images (Operational) Batch (Operational) Audio (Operational) Fine-tuning (Operational) Moderations (Operational) Sora (Operational)