Codex and Work mode degradation resolved October 7 after 62 minutes
OpenAI reported Dot turn failures, delayed responses and reduced proactivity in Codex and Work mode on October 7, 2026. The status-page timeline runs from 5:21 PM to full recovery at 6:23 PM, a 62-minute incident.
SessionWatcher editorial · Published · Updated · Source announcement: 2026-10-07
What was affected
OpenAI reported degraded performance in Codex and Work mode on October 7, 2026, describing Dot turn failures, delayed responses and reduced proactivity. Its status-page timeline begins with an investigating update at 5:21 PM and ends with a resolved update at 6:23 PM, spanning 62 minutes.
Recovery confirmed
At 6:23 PM, OpenAI said all impacted services had fully recovered. The status page notes that availability metrics are aggregated across tiers, models and error types, so individual customer availability may vary by subscription tier, model and API features.
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