OpenAI restored its services after a global outage disrupted access to ChatGPT, the OpenAI API and Codex for users across different regions on Saturday, July 25, 2026. The company’s status page now shows that OpenAI is “fully operational” and that it is not aware of any issues affecting its systems. The outage followed reports from users who were unable to access ChatGPT, log in, load conversations or start new chats. OpenAI acknowledged the issue, stating, “We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery,” but did not immediately reveal the technical cause. According to OpenAI’s status page, ChatGPT is now operational with 99.66 per cent uptime, the OpenAI API with 99.93 per cent uptime, Codex with 99.98 per cent uptime, and FedRAMP services with 100 per cent uptime. The Ads Platform is also listed as operational. The outage highlighted growing dependence on artificial intelligence platforms as more individuals, companies and institutions use tools such as ChatGPT for daily activities.