ChatGPT and Codex Hit by Global Outage Showing 404 Errors

3 Sept 2026, 8:33 pm · 9d ago · 1 min read · OfficeChai

OpenAI experienced a major global outage affecting multiple services, including ChatGPT, its website, and its coding assistant tool Codex. Users worldwide reported facing persistent 404 errors when attempting to access the platform. Outages in foundational AI infrastructure disrupt workflows for thousands of developers, researchers, and enterprises that rely on OpenAI's models for daily productivity and integrated applications. OpenAI typically investigates API and platform availability incidents quickly, though widespread downtime highlights the growing business dependency on centralized artificial intelligence tools across global markets, including India.