OpenAI rolls back ChatGPT desktop app over Codex thread creation failure

OpenAI confirmed a fault in ChatGPT desktop app version 26.1002.51308 that prevents new ChatGPT Work threads from being created. The incident was published at 05:31 UTC on October 7, 2026, with Codex in ChatGPT Desktop listed as a partial outage; OpenAI is rolling the app back to the previous version.

• The failure affects ChatGPT desktop app version 26.1002.51308
• Codex in ChatGPT Desktop is listed as a partial outage
• OpenAI is rolling the app back to the previous version
• The incident was published at 05:31 UTC on October 7, 2026