Elevated errors with image generation in ChatGPT

Minor · Started Jul 7, 2026 · 11:29 AM

Duration

Ongoing
Severity

Minor
Detection lead

—
User reports

Peak 1/hr

Summary

Elevated errors with image generation in ChatGPT

We have implemented a mitigation and are seeing error rates return to normal levels. We are monitoring the recovery, and some users may continue to experience errors with image generation in ChatGPT.

Started

Jul 7, 2026 · 11:29 AM
Status

Monitoring
Duration

Ongoing
Severity

Minor

Event timeline

How this incident unfolded

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Investigating
Jul 7 · 11:29 AM OpenAI

We are investigating elevated errors affecting image generation in ChatGPT. Some users may be unable to generate images.
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Identified
Jul 7 · 12:17 PM OpenAI

We have identified the issue and are implementing a mitigation. Some users may continue to experience errors with image generation in ChatGPT while we implement the mitigation.
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Monitoring
Jul 7 · 2:40 PM OpenAI

We have implemented a mitigation and are seeing error rates return to normal levels. We are monitoring the recovery, and some users may continue to experience errors with image generation in ChatGPT.