OpenAI outage — August 13, 2026
Elevated errors in ChatGPT conversations for Free users
OpenAI’s ChatGPT has a confirmed disruption, detected on August 13, 2026. 503Radar’s sensors raised the first signal at 04:09 UTC, 11h 14m before the official status page acknowledged impact.
Key facts
| Detected | August 13, 2026 · 04:09 UTC |
| Confirmed | 15:23 UTC · lead time 11h 14m |
| Service | ChatGPT |
| Official record | https://status.openai.com |
Timeline
- 04:09Z
Detected · Signal
8 crowd signals for ChatGPT on OPENAI crossed the signal threshold. - 15:23Z
Confirmed · Official
An official OPENAI status-page notice corroborated the event — 11h 14m after detection.
How this was detected
1 independent evidence class for chatgpt on OPENAI. 8 crowd reports across bluesky (single platform — not corroborating), z=+1.2σ vs the cell baseline. Official notice confirms it, 11h 14m after the crowd.