Resolution criteria on PolyGram: This market will resolve to “Yes” if OpenAI's ChatGPT experiences any incident classified as 'Partial/Full Outage' as of the time it is marked as “Resolved” by the listed date (ET). Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”. Only incidents listing ChatGPT under 'Affected components' will be considered. Incidents labeled as affecting 'APIs,' or 'Sora,' but not ChatGPT, will have no bearing on the resolution of this market. Classifications of an incident while it is ongoing will have no bearing on the resolution of this market. Only classifications of events that are resolved will be considered.
PolyGram is an on-chain prediction market where you trade YES or NO outcome shares with real USDC on Polygon. For this market, buy YES if you believe the event will happen, or NO if you think it won't. Your maximum loss is your stake — winning shares pay $1.00 each at resolution. Unlike sportsbooks, there is no house edge: prices are set by supply and demand from other traders and reflect the crowd's real-time probability.
Market outcomes
| May 1 | 100% YES | 0% NO |
| May 8 | 100% YES | 0% NO |
OpenAI's ChatGPT service experiences occasional disruptions across its infrastructure, ranging from brief API delays to complete service unavailability affecting users globally. This market settles affirmatively if any incident classified as a partial or full outage occurs before 8 May 2026, with resolution determined only by the final classification status once the incident is fully resolved. The current order book on Polymarket reflects a 100% implied probability, indicating traders are pricing near-certainty that at least one such incident will occur within the settlement window.
Historical precedent suggests this probability reflects realistic operational conditions. ChatGPT has experienced multiple documented outages since its public launch in November 2022, including a significant global outage in January 2023 and various regional incidents throughout 2023 and 2024. Large-scale consumer-facing services typically encounter infrastructure disruptions at regular intervals; Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud have all reported outages affecting dependent services. The nearly two-year settlement window substantially increases the likelihood of at least one classifiable incident occurring.
Traders monitoring this market should track OpenAI's infrastructure announcements, scheduled maintenance windows, and any disclosed scaling challenges as ChatGPT's user base continues expanding. Recent reporting on AI service reliability indicates growing scrutiny of uptime metrics across the sector. The resolution hinges specifically on OpenAI's own incident classification methodology—incidents must be formally marked as resolved with a partial or full outage designation to trigger settlement. Any ambiguity in classification or incidents affecting only APIs or other products would not qualify.
Resolution is handled by the UMA optimistic oracle on Polygon. A proposer submits the outcome, a two-hour dispute window opens, and if no one stakes a counter-claim the payout is final. Contested outcomes escalate to UMA token-holder voting. Payouts clear in USDC to the winning side.
The mechanics for trading "ChatGPT Outage by...?" are the same as any other PolyGram event contract. Each YES share resolves to $1 if the event happens, or $0 if it doesn't. The current price between 0¢ and 100¢ is the market's probability estimate, set live by the order book.
$10K in lifetime turnover and $0 of resting liquidity puts this market in the below the median by volume for ai contracts on PolyGram. Order-book depth is thin — large orders may need to be split across the book or executed as limit orders.
The market has been open for under a month — fresh enough that information asymmetry remains a real factor.
Higher-volume markets tend to have tighter spreads and faster price discovery — meaning the displayed YES/NO percentages are more likely to reflect the true crowd-implied probability rather than a single trader's directional view.
Resolution is handled by the UMA optimistic oracle on Polygon. A proposer submits the outcome, a 2-hour dispute window opens, and if uncontested the payout is final. Contested outcomes escalate to UMA token holders.
This prediction market is scheduled to close on 8 May 2026. After the resolving event occurs, settlement typically clears within 24 hours once the UMA optimistic oracle confirms the outcome. All payouts are in USDC on the Polygon network.
To trade on this prediction market, create a free PolyGram account at polygram.ink, deposit USDC via Polygon, and place a YES or NO order on the outcome you believe in. You can learn more on our how-it-works page. Your maximum loss is limited to your stake — there is no leverage or margin.
When the outcome is determined, winning YES shares pay out $1.00 each in USDC, while losing shares pay $0. Settlement is handled by the UMA optimistic oracle on Polygon — a proposer submits the result, a two-hour dispute window opens, and if uncontested, payouts are distributed automatically. You can withdraw your winnings to any Polygon wallet.
Prediction-market positions can lose 100% of staked capital. Outcomes are uncertain by definition — historical accuracy of crowd-implied probabilities is high in aggregate but not for any single market. PolyGram does not provide investment advice. Trade only with capital you can afford to lose.
Regulatory status varies by jurisdiction. Germany, the United States, and most EU countries treat Polymarket-style event contracts under one of three frameworks: financial derivative, gambling product, or unregulated novel asset. Consult local counsel before trading.
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