Major outageOpenAIMay 14, 2026

Issues accessing ChatGPT for logged-out users

A record of the OpenAI incident on May 14, 2026 (Japan time): start time, duration and severity, plus current status, what to do, and alternatives.

Started
May 14, 2026, 08:05 AM
Resolved
May 14, 2026, 08:29 AM
Duration
24m
Impact
Major outage

Current status

OpenAI is operating normally now. This incident has been resolved.

See current OpenAI status

What you can do during an outage

Source: OpenAI's official status page.

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