High-Frequency ChatGPT Failures – Thinking Termination and Incomplete Responses (30–50% of Requests)

· Community Openai · Nov. 2, 2026, 8:33 a.m.
Summary
The author reports a recurring reliability issue with ChatGPT, detailing two main failure modes: abrupt termination of the thinking process without generating answers and incomplete responses during generation. These failures occur frequently (30-50% of requests), severely affecting the usability of ChatGPT for professional and research tasks. The post emphasizes a need for OpenAI's technical team to investigate these issues, check server-side logs, and provide resolution timelines.