Elevated errors with image generation
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Elevated errors with image generation OpenAI provides the API, ChatGPT, embeddings, images, and related AI services that many applications call directly.
resolved · 5 Aug 2026, 23:22 UTC
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
monitoring · 5 Aug 2026, 15:28 UTC
We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.
identified · 5 Aug 2026, 14:55 UTC
We are investigating elevated errors affecting image generation. Some users may experience failed image generation requests. We are working to reduce the errors and will provide another update as we learn more.
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8h 26m
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2h 43m
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