# OpenAI: Elevated error rates across paid ChatGPT plans

> Some users on paid ChatGPT plans cannot send messages. OpenAI identified the problem and applied a mitigation. OpenAI is monitoring the affected services to confirm recovery.

- Provider: [OpenAI](https://outages.cc/openai.md)
- Type: Incident
- State: monitoring
- Worst impact: Degraded performance
- Started: 2026-11-04 22:38 UTC
- Official update: https://status.openai.com

## Updates from OpenAI

### monitoring, 2026-11-04 22:51 UTC

We’ve applied a mitigation and are monitoring the affected services to confirm recovery.

### identified, 2026-11-04 22:39 UTC

Some users on paid ChatGPT plans may see errors when sending messages. We are working on implementing a mitigation.