Is OpenAI Codex down?
Live status of OpenAI Codex from OpenAI's official status page (Codex), checked every 30 minutes. Last check: Oct 7, 2026, 20:05 UTC.
Components
Codex in ChatGPT DesktopOperational
Last 90 days
5 incidents in the last 30 days, 1 major · 14.9 hours from report to fix
Recent OpenAI Codex outages and incidents
| Oct 7, 2026 | Degraded performance in Codex and Work mode: Dot turn failures, delayed responses, and reduced proactivity · minor · fixed in 1 h 1 min |
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| Oct 7, 2026 | Dot in Codex may fail to create new threads · minor · fixed in 1 h 35 min |
| Oct 5, 2026 | Elevated error rates in Codex Cloud · none · fixed in 6 h 2 min |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Elevated errors across ChatGPT, Codex, and the API including the Agents API · minor · fixed in 5 h 21 min |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Issues with Codex · critical · fixed in 55 min |
If OpenAI Codex is down, alternatives
FAQ
Is OpenAI Codex down right now?
At our last check (Oct 7, 2026, 20:05 UTC) OpenAI's status page reported: All systems operational.
Where is the official OpenAI Codex status page?
https://status.openai.com. We read it every 30 minutes.
How often does OpenAI Codex have outages?
5 incidents were reported in the last 30 days, 1 of them major.
What can I use if OpenAI Codex is down?
Alternatives in the same category: Claude Code, Pi, OpenCode, Gemini CLI.
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