# Switch for gpt image gen in long context prompts lead to "Connection interrupted. Waiting for the complete answer" **URL:** \ **Category:** Bugs\ **Tags:** chatgpt\ **Created:** [June 29, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/switch-for-gpt-image-gen-in-long-context-prompts-lead-to-connection-interrupted-waiting-for-the-complete-answer/1385186 "2026-06-29T01:09:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![edwardvonfuchsberg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/edwardvonfuchsberg/32/148719_2.png) [@edwardvonfuchsberg](https://community.openai.com/u/edwardvonfuchsberg)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/switch-for-gpt-image-gen-in-long-context-prompts-lead-to-connection-interrupted-waiting-for-the-complete-answer/1385186/1 "2026-06-29T01:09:37Z")
Since the last addition of GPT 5.6 for testing, the image gen system has been having constant trouble rendering images in the chat. In my case, about 30% of the generations are never rendered in the chat, leading to the message “Connection interrupted. Waiting for the complete answer” or “Image generation failed, try again”. Thanks for your valuable work, OpenAI team. I am bringing this to your attention because it has been happening for about four days in a row, with no interruption. ---
**Author:** ![edwardvonfuchsberg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/edwardvonfuchsberg/32/148719_2.png) [@edwardvonfuchsberg](https://community.openai.com/u/edwardvonfuchsberg)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/switch-for-gpt-image-gen-in-long-context-prompts-lead-to-connection-interrupted-waiting-for-the-complete-answer/1385186/2 "2026-06-29T01:18:05Z")
Other related bug: If the page is refreshed, it will appear: “Too many requests” leading to the permanent loss of that chat. ---
**Author:** ![edwardvonfuchsberg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/edwardvonfuchsberg/32/148719_2.png) [@edwardvonfuchsberg](https://community.openai.com/u/edwardvonfuchsberg)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2026, 3:41am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/switch-for-gpt-image-gen-in-long-context-prompts-lead-to-connection-interrupted-waiting-for-the-complete-answer/1385186/3 "2026-06-29T03:41:12Z")
Another detail I found: the problem seems related only to when generating images using “5.5 instant”, not other models. ---
**Author:** ![edwardvonfuchsberg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/edwardvonfuchsberg/32/148719_2.png) [@edwardvonfuchsberg](https://community.openai.com/u/edwardvonfuchsberg)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/switch-for-gpt-image-gen-in-long-context-prompts-lead-to-connection-interrupted-waiting-for-the-complete-answer/1385186/4 "2026-07-08T17:41:00Z")
The problem is still alive. Happens more consistently when using custom GPTs. ---
**Author:** ![edwardvonfuchsberg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/edwardvonfuchsberg/32/148719_2.png) [@edwardvonfuchsberg](https://community.openai.com/u/edwardvonfuchsberg)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/switch-for-gpt-image-gen-in-long-context-prompts-lead-to-connection-interrupted-waiting-for-the-complete-answer/1385186/5 "2026-07-08T17:44:48Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/0/e/8/0e86356ae06484d78f618fda1e4ee1088b0c9f2b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![edwardvonfuchsberg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/edwardvonfuchsberg/32/148719_2.png) [@edwardvonfuchsberg](https://community.openai.com/u/edwardvonfuchsberg)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/switch-for-gpt-image-gen-in-long-context-prompts-lead-to-connection-interrupted-waiting-for-the-complete-answer/1385186/6 "2026-07-14T21:43:24Z")
For about two hours, " image generation failed " started to happen even for very short/simple prompts. ---
**Author:** ![edwardvonfuchsberg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/edwardvonfuchsberg/32/148719_2.png) [@edwardvonfuchsberg](https://community.openai.com/u/edwardvonfuchsberg)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2026, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/switch-for-gpt-image-gen-in-long-context-prompts-lead-to-connection-interrupted-waiting-for-the-complete-answer/1385186/7 "2026-07-14T22:13:18Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/1/0/2/1028462937727fac88f6d724443a6d690e1a0ade.png) ---
**Author:** ![OpenAI\_Support](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/openai_support/32/561845_2.png) [@OpenAI\_Support](https://community.openai.com/u/OpenAI_Support)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/switch-for-gpt-image-gen-in-long-context-prompts-lead-to-connection-interrupted-waiting-for-the-complete-answer/1385186/8 "2026-09-19T23:46:59Z")
Hey @[**edwardvonfuchsberg**](https://community.openai.com/u/edwardvonfuchsberg)! Thanks for documenting how the issue changed over time. Are image generations still failing, and can you now reopen the chat that showed “Too many requests”? For any ongoing failures, please compare a simple prompt in a new chat and a private browser window. Send the results and exact error privately to [Support](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6614161), along with your selected model and the time it happened. - Sunny ---
**Author:** ![Sunn\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@Sunn\_e](https://community.openai.com/u/Sunn_e)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/switch-for-gpt-image-gen-in-long-context-prompts-lead-to-connection-interrupted-waiting-for-the-complete-answer/1385186/9 "2026-09-19T23:47:03Z")