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ChatGPT (OpenAI) · 24d ago

Overbilling for OpenAI-hosted containers in the Agent API

Resolved

Yes — ChatGPT had a problem on September 18, 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: 9/18/2026, 10:29:53 PM

Last update: 9/19/2026, 7:52:40 AM

Resolved: 9/19/2026, 7:52:40 AM

Updates

  • resolved

    All impacted services have now fully recovered.

    9/19/2026, 7:52:40 AM

  • monitoring

    We have applied the mitigation, and any new sessions would not run into this issue. We are monitoring the recovery.

    9/19/2026, 5:00:57 AM

  • identified

    We are still implementing the mitigation.

    9/19/2026, 1:08:42 AM

  • investigating

    We’re continuing to work on a fix for the container overbilling issue. We’re also reviewing affected usage to identify impacted customers and calculate refunds.

    9/18/2026, 11:22:34 PM

  • investigating

    We’re investigating an issue causing higher-than-expected charges for OpenAI-hosted containers in the Agent API. We’re working on a fix and preparing refunds for affected customers. We’ll share further updates as we make progress.

    9/18/2026, 10:29:53 PM

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