OpenAI: Elevated Work Mode errors

What to do

Check whether you use OpenAI ChatGPT Work, Codex in ChatGPT Desktop. Check your stack
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investigatingOct 5, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC
We are observing elevated Work Mode errors. Scheduled tasks may also be impacted.
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investigatingOct 5, 2026, 7:14 AM UTC
We are continuing to observe elevated Work Mode errors. Scheduled tasks may also be impacted.
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monitoringOct 5, 2026, 9:50 AM UTC
We have mitigated the issue, and are monitoring recovery.
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resolvedOct 6, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
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Is OpenAI still down?

No, this incident was resolved 2026-10-06 08:29 UTC. For OpenAI's live state, see https://down.guide/openai.

How long did it last?

1d 1h, from 2026-10-05 07:03 UTC to 2026-10-06 08:29 UTC, by the times OpenAI posted.

What was affected?

OpenAI named ChatGPT Work, Codex in ChatGPT Desktop.

What caused it?

OpenAI hasn't published a root cause. If it does, it shows here.

Where does this come from?

OpenAI's official status page, https://status.openai.com, quoted verbatim. down.guide's own probes, reports and social counts are labeled as ours.