Users report OpenAI Codex is down with 503 Service Unavailable errors
uwukko · x · 2026-07-25
Users are reporting that Codex is down, with a screenshot showing a 503 Service Unavailable error and biscuitbakerservicemecircuitopen in the error message.
This is a live service outage report rather than a product announcement. The practical signal is that OpenAI’s coding service is currently unavailable for at least some users.
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