ChatGPT Status · History · Incident #138842

RESOLVED

Overbilling for OpenAI-hosted containers in the Agent API

Minor · Started Sep 18, 2026 · 10:29 PM

  • Duration

    9h 22m

  • Severity

    Minor

  • Detection lead

  • User reports

    Peak 1/hr

Summary

Overbilling for OpenAI-hosted containers in the Agent API

All impacted services have now fully recovered.


  • Started

    Sep 18, 2026 · 10:29 PM

  • Resolved

    Sep 19, 2026 · 7:52 AM

  • Duration

    9h 22m

  • Severity

    None

Event timeline

How this incident unfolded

  • Investigating

    Sep 18 · 10:29 PM ChatGPT

    We’re investigating an issue causing higher-than-expected charges for OpenAI-hosted containers in the Agent API. We’re working on a fix and preparing refunds for affected customers. We’ll share further updates as we make progress.

  • Investigating

    Sep 18 · 11:22 PM ChatGPT

    We’re continuing to work on a fix for the container overbilling issue. We’re also reviewing affected usage to identify impacted customers and calculate refunds.

  • Identified

    Sep 19 · 1:08 AM ChatGPT

    We are still implementing the mitigation.

  • Monitoring

    Sep 19 · 5:00 AM ChatGPT

    We have applied the mitigation, and any new sessions would not run into this issue. We are monitoring the recovery.

  • Resolved

    Sep 19 · 7:52 AM ChatGPT

    All impacted services have now fully recovered.

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