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ChatGPT (OpenAI) · 32d ago

Elevated errors for image generation

Resolved

Yes — ChatGPT had a problem on September 8, 2026, and ChatGPT (OpenAI) has since marked it resolved. ChatGPT (OpenAI)'s latest word: “All impacted services have now fully recovered.”

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Timeline

Started: 9/8/2026, 2:32:42 PM

Last update: 9/8/2026, 9:59:24 PM

Resolved: 9/8/2026, 9:59:24 PM

Updates

  • resolved

    All impacted services have now fully recovered.

    9/8/2026, 9:59:24 PM

  • monitoring

    We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.

    9/8/2026, 7:11:26 PM

  • identified

    We have identified the issue affecting image generation in ChatGPT and the Images API. Some image-generation requests may continue to fail.

    9/8/2026, 4:35:08 PM

  • 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.

    9/8/2026, 3:38:07 PM

  • 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.

    9/8/2026, 3:05:21 PM

  • 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.

    9/8/2026, 2:32:42 PM

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