# OpenAI investigates elevated errors in ChatGPT conversations

_Published Monday, October 5, 2026 at 1:16 PM EDT · AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

OpenAI says elevated error rates are affecting some ChatGPT conversations, with the service marked as having degraded performance. Error rates are improving, but the company is still investigating and assessing recovery.

The status notice lists Conversations and FedRAMP as affected components. OpenAI reports availability across tiers, models and error types in aggregate; individual customers' availability can vary with their subscription tier, model and API features.

## Sources

- [OpenAI status](https://status.openai.com//incidents/01M46G248GGHV9RSAJE82BZY1X)

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