Asked to use `openai` CLI commands instead of `codex`

Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened May 18, 2025 by Frulfump Closed Aug 7, 2025

What version of Codex is running?

0.1.2505172129

Which model were you using?

codex-mini-latest

What platform is your computer?

Ubuntu 24.04 (WSL 2)

What steps can reproduce the bug?

npm install -g @openai/codex@latest
codex --login
(No API Organization set up yet, mentioned to create it on next page but just got "You are logged in" and https://platform.openai.com/settings/organization/general just does a login loop)
codex --free
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The model "codex-mini-latest" does not appear in the list of models available to your account. Double-check the spelling (use
openai models list
to see the full list) or choose another model with the --model flag.)
codex "print hello world"

What is the expected behavior?

It runs the agent and prints hello world

What do you see instead?

The model "codex-mini-latest" does not appear in the list of models available to your account. Double-check the spelling (use
openai models list
to see the full list) or choose another model with the --model flag.

Additional information

openai models list
openai: command not found

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