Grok problems on 9 November 2026

Status	Resolved
Worst verdict	Some users report problems
Started	9 Nov 2026, 23:11 UTC
Ended	9 Nov 2026, 23:45 UTC
Duration	34 min
Official incident	Elevated errors for OpenAI model requests
Affected	Automations, Cloud Agents, CLI, Cursor IDE (Desktop), Third-party models

Timeline

9 Nov 2026, 23:11 UTC

We started seeing problems. Our verdict: Some users report problems.
9 Nov 2026, 23:11 UTC · official update

Elevated errors for OpenAI model requests (active): “Investigating We're investigating elevated errors affecting requests to OpenAI models. Some users may see failed or incomplete responses. Other models are unaffected and can be used in the meantime. We'll share another update as soon as we have more information.” Source
9 Nov 2026, 23:45 UTC

Looking normal again. We'll keep watching for 15 minutes before closing this.
9 Nov 2026, 23:59 UTC

Everything has looked normal for 15 minutes, so we marked this incident as resolved.

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