Major outageOpenAIJuly 15, 2026

Issue affecting voice mode in ChatGPT

A record of the OpenAI incident on July 15, 2026 (Japan time): start time, duration and severity, plus current status, what to do, and alternatives.

Started
Jul 15, 2026, 09:36 AM
Resolved
Jul 15, 2026, 09:38 AM
Duration
1m
Impact
Major outage

Current status

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

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What you can do during an outage

Source: OpenAI's official status page.

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