# Elevated errors with image generation

- Provider: [OpenAI](https://down.guide/openai)
- Level: confirmed
- Impact: Degraded
- lasted 1h 49m
- started 2026-11-08 15:11 UTC
- id: DWN-67849b6a81
- Official page: https://status.openai.com/incidents/01M6XVDCKRT3PSB0YP8J30GTD5

## Summary
OpenAI says it saw elevated errors with image generation, identified the issue, and applied a mitigation. The provider now reports the incident as resolved, with all affected services operating normally as of 17:00 UTC on 2026-11-08.

_Written by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5 from OpenAI's own updates._

## Updates from OpenAI
### 2026-11-08 15:11 UTC: identified
We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services.
We are working on implementing a mitigation.

### 2026-11-08 15:43 UTC: monitoring
We’ve applied a mitigation and are monitoring the affected services to confirm recovery.

### 2026-11-08 17:00 UTC: resolved
All affected services are operating normally again. We’re sorry for the disruption, and we appreciate your patience.

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