ChatGPT (OpenAI) · 70d ago
Elevated Errors for Thinking mode in ChatGPT
ResolvedYes — ChatGPT had a problem on August 20, 2026, and ChatGPT (OpenAI) has since marked it resolved. ChatGPT (OpenAI)'s latest word: “All impacted services have now fully recovered.”
Timeline
Started: 8/20/2026, 1:56:21 PM
Last update: 8/20/2026, 4:51:51 PM
Resolved: 8/20/2026, 4:51:51 PM
Updates
resolved
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
8/20/2026, 4:51:51 PM
monitoring
We have implemented a mitigation for the issue for elevated errors for Thinking Mode and Image Generation in ChatGPT/ChatGPT Work
8/20/2026, 2:53:57 PM
investigating
We are investigating an issue causing some users to experience errors when using Thinking mode and Image Generation in ChatGPT.
8/20/2026, 2:12:24 PM
investigating
We are investigating an issue causing some users to experience errors when using Thinking in ChatGPT.
8/20/2026, 1:56:21 PM
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