OpenAI outage — August 14, 2026
Unexpected GPT-5.6 Terra responses
OpenAI’s Multiple services has a confirmed disruption, detected on August 14, 2026. 503Radar’s sensors raised the first signal at 11:09 UTC, 11h 14m before the official status page acknowledged impact.
Key facts
| Detected | August 14, 2026 · 11:09 UTC |
| Confirmed | 22:23 UTC · lead time 11h 14m |
| Service | Multiple services |
| Official record | https://status.openai.com |
Timeline
- 11:09Z
Detected · Signal
5 crowd signals for Multiple services on OPENAI crossed the signal threshold. - 22:23Z
Confirmed · Official
An official OPENAI status-page notice corroborated the event — 11h 14m after detection.
How this was detected
1 independent evidence class for Multiple services on OPENAI. 5 crowd reports across bluesky (single platform — not corroborating), z=+0.6σ vs the cell baseline. Official notice confirms it, 11h 14m after the crowd.