Users of OpenAI's popular services, including ChatGPT, the API, and Sora, have been experiencing disruptions since Wednesday, December 11th, 2024.

The outage began around 3:17 PM PST (5:17 PM EST) with reports of difficulties logging into platforms and errors with API calls. OpenAI quickly acknowledged the issue and provided a series of updates throughout the afternoon.

By 4:24 PM PST, OpenAI confirmed they had identified the root cause and were working on a solution. Subsequent updates indicated progress, with partial recovery of API and ChatGPT traffic by 4:55 PM PST. However, as of this writing, Sora remains unavailable.

The latest update, issued at 5:50 PM PST on December 11th, states that OpenAI continues to work towards complete remediation and a return to normal service.

This outage has undoubtedly impacted users who rely on OpenAI services for various purposes, including research, creative projects, and communication. OpenAI has apologized for the inconvenience caused by the downtime.

We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as they become available.

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