Insufficient quota if you have an organisation created because it always wants to connect to your organisation, even if you want to use the ChatGPT plus/pro subscription instead

For now, please run with OPENAI_API_KEY= codex to unset OPENAI_API_KEY and ChatGPT login credits should be preferred.

For now, please run with OPENAI_API_KEY= codex to unset OPENAI_API_KEY and ChatGPT login credits should be preferred.

<img width="2336" height="407" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/efe82256-6116-42be-b285-4305a81556d9" />

You need a space between OPENAI_API_KEY= and codex.

You need a space between OPENAI_API_KEY= and codex.

Where do i set the "OPENAI_API_KEY= codex" ? I have the same problem like the guy who opened the issue has.

It's an env var, you can set it in any boot script. I'm running Ubutunu on WSL2 and just throw them in near the end of ~/.bashrc.

It's more of a pain on Windows. You should be able to find the System Properties tool by searching for 'environment variables' in the start menu, and then you go to the Advanced tab, near the bottom is a Environment Variables button. I believe either a user or system variable would work? You don't need both, just one. And then you need to open a new command prompt.

<img width="1310" height="610" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/bc2a51a5-647f-4c06-b155-0cb7f3439e19" />
On WSL it works fine, but not on windows. As you can see the OPENAI_API_KEY is set to be empty and i also restarted the pc, but it still gives the message.

> You need a space between OPENAI_API_KEY= and codex. Where do i set the "OPENAI_API_KEY= codex" ? I have the same problem like the guy who opened the issue has.

You can do this directly from the command line. Run OPENAI_API_KEY= codex instead of codex which will unset OPENAI_API_KEY specifically for that codex invocation

@gpeal I am feeling a bit stupid right now 😅
As you can see in the image, just codex works.
Running the comment like you suggested, does not work.
I asked chatgpt and it told me:

"OPENAI_API_KEY= codex is POSIX-shell syntax; cmd.exe doesn’t understand the “inline-assignment” trick.
Use a one-shot subshell instead:

cmd /C "set \"OPENAI_API_KEY=\" && codex""

This comment did work then, but didn't fix the issue at all as you can see. Still the quota error.

<img width="1903" height="994" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8342c96a-8b21-4825-8ae6-9f3400f95ddc" />

You can do this as two steps:

$ unset OPENAI_API_KEY
$ codex # ... args for codex

But if you do that, OPENAI_API_KEY will be unset for the rest of the shell session. Maybe that is fine in your case.

Alternatively, if you do:

$ OPENAI_API_KEY= codex # ... args for codex

Then the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable will be empty for that single invocation of codex, but it does not inset it for your shell session globally.

@Akrelion45 - did you manage to fix this? i have the exact same problem on v0.19.0 .

⚠ Insufficient quota: You exceeded your current quota, please check your plan and billing details. For more information on this error, read the docs: https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/error-codes/api-errors. Manage or purchase
credits at https://platform.openai.com/account/billing.

i cannot delete the organization and Codex CLI is linking to the "personal" organization that i don't need.

@osichin No, even the newest updates to codex did not fix it. I deleted my .codex folder and updated to 0.19,
logged in again, and the error persist. Must be a really weird issue on the windows version of codex..

@Akrelion45 any chance you can run codex login status ?

@Akrelion45 any chance you can run codex login status ?

When I run this it starts codex then tries to send login as a chat command that gives the same error about quota.

Running v19 I have deleted auth.json and unintalled and reinstalled multiple times.

<img width="2016" height="896" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6fda1b65-5ac3-47de-88f9-552843d106b8" />

I get the same message as the user above if i have billing information set in my "personal" organization - but if i go into my "personal" organization and delete my billing information - i get the following. This is very clear it is trying to link to the organization instead of my personal pro subscription.

i wish i could just delete this useless "personal" organization i had previously created so that this does not happen.

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codex login status

╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ ● OpenAI Codex (research preview) v0.19.0 │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ localhost session: ---------------------------------- │
│ ↳ workdir: C:\----------------- │
│ ↳ model: codex-mini-latest │
│ ↳ provider: openai │
│ ↳ approval: suggest │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
user
login
╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│( ● ) 6s Thinking press Esc twice to interrupt │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
Ctrl+C to exit | "/" to see commands | Enter to send — 100% context left

file:///C:/Users/-------/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@openai/codex/dist/cli.js:586
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e [Error]: Your account is not active, please check your billing details on our website.
at e.a [as iterator] (file:///C:/Users/------/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@openai/codex/dist/cli.js:586:1514)
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)
at async Dy.run (file:///C:/Users/-----/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@openai/codex/dist/cli.js:603:2832) {
status: undefined,
headers: undefined,
request_id: undefined,
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message: 'Your account is not active, please check your billing details on our website.',
param: null
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Node.js v24.3.0
PS C:\dev\github\-------->

Oh, wait both of you are using the wrong codex (old typescript version)

can you run npm install -g @openai/codex please?

@pakrym-oai

Oh, wait both of you are using the wrong codex (old typescript version) can you run npm install -g @openai/codex please?

see below - uninstalled and re-insalled

PS C:\dev\github\------> npm uninstall -g @openai/codex

removed 221 packages in 623ms
PS C:\dev\github\-------> npm cache clean --force
npm warn using --force Recommended protections disabled.
PS C:\dev\github\-------> npm install -g @openai/codex@latest
npm warn deprecated node-domexception@1.0.0: Use your platform's native DOMException instead

added 221 packages in 6s

69 packages are looking for funding
run npm fund for details
PS C:\dev\github\--------> codex login status
╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ ● OpenAI Codex (research preview) v0.19.0 │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ localhost session: ---------------------│
│ ↳ workdir: C:\dev\github\-------------------│
│ ↳ model: codex-mini-latest │
│ ↳ provider: openai │
│ ↳ approval: suggest │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
user
login
╭──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│( ● ) 7s Thinking.. press Esc twice to interrupt │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
Ctrl+C to exit | "/" to see commands | Enter to send — 100% context left

file:///C:/Users/------/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@openai/codex/dist/cli.js:586
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e [Error]: Your account is not active, please check your billing details on our website.
at e.a [as iterator] (file:///C:/Users/------/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@openai/codex/dist/cli.js:586:1514)
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)
at async Dy.run (file:///C:/Users/------/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@openai/codex/dist/cli.js:603:2832) {
status: undefined,
headers: undefined,
request_id: undefined,
error: {
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param: null,
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Node.js v24.3.0
(octane-worker) PS C:\dev\github\------->

This is what I got as well

may others are posting the same bug @pakrym-oai

see below:
https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/2004

it's the same issue as this one.

i think there may be a fix for this in the works: https://github.com/openai/codex/pull/2019

<img width="1885" height="680" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3b1ab402-391c-4550-9c76-1965854d3616" />

Yep, same as the 2 other guys.

I really appreciate your reports. We are working on the fix for this.

Closing in favor of pinned https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/2000