OpenAI outage — August 27, 2026
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT has a confirmed disruption, detected on August 27, 2026. 503Radar’s sensors raised the first signal at 07:53 UTC, 10h 14m before the official status page acknowledged impact.
Key facts
| Detected | August 27, 2026 · 07:53 UTC |
| Confirmed | 18:08 UTC · lead time 10h 14m |
| Service | ChatGPT |
| Official record | https://status.openai.com |
Timeline
- 07:53Z
Detected · Signal
8 crowd signals for ChatGPT on OPENAI crossed the signal threshold. - 18:08Z
Confirmed · Official
An official OPENAI status-page notice corroborated the event — 10h 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, 10h 14m after the crowd.