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Good news, vibe coders: OpenAI says Codex is back to normal after experiencing 'elevated errors'

Around 9:50 am Eastern Time, OpenAI said, "All impacted services have now fully recovered" after listing errors related to Codex.

Good news, vibe coders: OpenAI says Codex is back to normal after experiencing 'elevated errors'

TL;DR

  • OpenAI's AI coding tool, Codex, experienced 'elevated errors' earlier today.
  • Users reported issues with the 'model at capacity' message for GPT 5.5.
  • OpenAI acknowledged the problem and worked to restore stability.
  • Services were fully recovered by 9:48 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday.
  • Codex is positioned by OpenAI to compete in the AI coding market, alongside rivals like Anthropic's Claude Code.