Recent partial outages and degraded performance across ChatGPT features have shaped trader views on the likelihood of a full system outage. In mid-October 2026, OpenAI recorded multiple incidents including widespread feature degradation lasting over two hours on October 15, login and sign-in problems on iOS, delayed compliance data, and limited availability for specific image models and Codex tools in ChatGPT Work. These events, amid dozens of reported issues in the prior 30 days, highlight infrastructure strain from rapid scaling of large language models and high user volumes, even as overall uptime remains above 99 percent in official metrics. No major full outage has occurred recently, but ongoing model updates and feature expansions could introduce further risks before year-end resolution thresholds.