OpenAI incident: Elevated Work Mode errors

1. monitoringOct 5, 2026, 09:50 UTC

   We have mitigated the issue, and are monitoring recovery.

2. investigatingOct 5, 2026, 07:14 UTC

   We are continuing to observe elevated Work Mode errors. Scheduled tasks may also be impacted.

3. investigatingOct 5, 2026, 07:03 UTC

   We are observing elevated Work Mode errors. Scheduled tasks may also be impacted.

What APIStatus.watch saw

• Oct 5, 2026, 07:08 UTCoperational → degraded

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