OpenAI Confirms Partial ChatGPT Work Outage Affecting Plus Subscribers
On August 31, 2026, OpenAI acknowledged a partial outage affecting its ChatGPT Work service, causing elevated latency and errors for users across multiple subscription plans. The incident, which began around 11:04 AM ET, particularly impacted Plus subscribers by rendering Work mode unavailable, preventing them from starting or continuing tasks. While OpenAI stated it was working on a mitigation, the issue persisted through at least 12:02 PM ET. DownDetector reported over 10,000 user complaints by 11:06 AM ET, with issues noted in the United States and Sri Lanka. OpenAI’s status page confirmed the errors, noting that users on various plans faced disruptions in their workflow capabilities.