Silent downgrade to Codex 5.2.
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Feb 16, 2026 by stevegraham Closed Feb 16, 2026
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I'm being silently downgraded to Codex 5.2 despite having 5.3 selected in the model selector. I've performed the cyber verification and I'm still being downgraded. I'm a pro subscriber, I'm paying $200 a month and I'm not getting what I'm paying for. This is very disappointing.
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Thanks for reporting, and apologies for the inconvenience. We're aware of the issue and are actively working on a mitigation. I'll share updates as they become available.
In the interest of consolidation, I'm going to close this issue in favor of #11867.