OpenAI reports elevated ChatGPT errors for European users

OpenAI said ChatGPT users in Europe were experiencing elevated errors, according to a status page incident. The company identified the problem at 07:53 UTC on September 11, 2026, and said it was implementing a mitigation. By 08:37 UTC it reported that a mitigation had been applied and that it was monitoring recovery, with the incident still listed as degraded performance under monitoring. OpenAI's status page notes that availability metrics are reported at an aggregate level across all tiers, models and error types, and that individual customer availability may vary by subscription tier and the specific model and API features in use.