review error eats up 5hr limit

Open 💬 10 comments Opened Apr 16, 2026 by m3kwong
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

What version of Codex CLI is running?

v0.121.0

What subscription do you have?

plus

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.1mini

What platform is your computer?

macos

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

Ghostty

What issue are you seeing?

if i review code using gpt-5.1-codex-mini, it eats up around 25% of my 5hr right away even without processing. It was the first command after the 5h reset.

Review the current code changes (staged, unstaged, and untracked files) and provide prioritized findings.

■ {"type":"error","status":400,"error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"The 'gpt-5.1-codex-mini' model is not supported when using Codex with a ChatGPT account."}}

<< Code review finished >>

• Review was interrupted. Please re-run /review and wait for it to complete.

• Fast mode set to off

> Code review started: current changes <<

⚠ MCP client for codex_apps failed to start: MCP startup failed: handshaking with MCP server failed: Send message error Transport [rmcp::transport::worker::WorkerTransport<rmcp::t
ransport::streamable_http_client::StreamableHttpClientWorker<codex_rmcp_client::rmcp_client::StreamableHttpResponseClient>>] error: Client error: error sending request for url
(https://chatgpt.com/backend-api/wham/apps), when send initialize request

⚠ MCP startup incomplete (failed: codex_apps)

■ {"type":"error","status":400,"error":{"type":"invalid_request_error","message":"The 'gpt-5.1-codex-mini' model is not supported when using Codex with a ChatGPT account."}}

<< Code review finished >>

What steps can reproduce the bug?

set model to gpt-5.1-codex-mini, do a /review uncommited changes against base, it will show error, try again.

Do a /status and see 5h limit go down significantly.

What is the expected behavior?

5h shouldn't go down at all from a server error.

Additional information

_No response_

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10 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 3 months ago

Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

  • #17642
  • #18083
  • #16847
  • #17537

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Mahkhmood9 · 3 months ago

5.1 is not uspported.

switch to 5.4mini , it will work

m3kwong · 3 months ago

That’s not the bug Sent from my iPhoneOn Apr 16, 2026, at 4:22 PM, Mahkhmood9 @.***> wrote:Mahkhmood9 left a comment (openai/codex#18194)
5.1 is not uspported.
switch to 5.4mini , it will work

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Mahkhmood9 · 3 months ago
That’s not the bug Sent from my iPhoneOn Apr 16, 2026, at 4:22 PM, Mahkhmood9 @.> wrote:Mahkhmood9 left a comment (openai/codex#18194) 5.1 is not uspported. switch to 5.4mini , it will work —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: @.>

WHAT YOU DONT UNDERSTAND
The 'gpt-5.1-codex-mini' model is not supported

happens because you are on the "FREE" plan

oh my god

Mahkhmood9 · 3 months ago

my hero, @etraut-openai please close this

m3kwong · 3 months ago

I’m on plus plan. The bug is that if someone accidentally has the model selected as such, it will eat up the tokens, and this should be fixed.  Did you actually read what the bug is?Sent from my iPhoneOn Apr 19, 2026, at 3:06 PM, Mahkhmood9 @.***> wrote:Mahkhmood9 left a comment (openai/codex#18194)

That’s not the bug Sent from my iPhoneOn Apr 16, 2026, at 4:22 PM, Mahkhmood9 @.*> wrote:Mahkhmood9 left a comment (openai/codex#18194)
5.1 is not uspported.
switch to 5.4mini , it will work
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WHAT YOU DONT UNDERSTAND
The 'gpt-5.1-codex-mini' model is not supported
happens because you are on the "FREE" plan
oh my god

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Mahkhmood9 · 3 months ago
That’s not the bug Sent from my iPhoneOn Apr 16, 2026, at 4:22 PM, Mahkhmood9 @.> wrote:Mahkhmood9 left a comment (openai/codex#18194) 5.1 is not uspported. switch to 5.4mini , it will work —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: @.>

you edited your message

m3kwong · 3 months ago

How are you supporting codex while you can’t decipher a bug report?  Let me rephrase: if I accidentally set it to 5.1mini codex and then I accidentally start a /review, it will eat up around 50% of my tokens after giving me an error.  How is this not a big?Sent from my iPhoneOn Apr 20, 2026, at 7:35 AM, Mahkhmood9 @.***> wrote:Mahkhmood9 left a comment (openai/codex#18194)

That’s not the bug Sent from my iPhoneOn Apr 16, 2026, at 4:22 PM, Mahkhmood9 @.*> wrote:Mahkhmood9 left a comment (openai/codex#18194)
5.1 is not uspported.
switch to 5.4mini , it will work
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you edited your message

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Mahkhmood9 · 3 months ago
How are you supporting codex while you can’t decipher a bug report

openai employes please dont come after me , im from somaliland and 20$ is a lot of money for me ,

but I really enjoy the product , see it as a little agent to train your dataset :)

Just abuse the free trial dude

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m3kwong · 3 months ago

I’m on the plus plan Sent from my iPhoneOn Apr 20, 2026, at 12:12 PM, Mahkhmood9 @.***> wrote:Mahkhmood9 left a comment (openai/codex#18194)

How are you supporting codex while you can’t decipher a bug report

Just abuse the free trial dude
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