Codex fail every a couple of minutes working with this error: { "type": "error", ... "message": "The model 'gpt-image-2' does not exist.", ...., "status": 400 }
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jun 2, 2026 by emafriedrich Closed Jun 3, 2026
What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.136.0
What subscription do you have?
plus
Which model were you using?
whith every model im having the same issue
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.5.0 arm64 arm
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
vscode
Codex doctor report
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}
}What issue are you seeing?
This is the error
{
"type": "error",
"error": {
"type": "image_generation_user_error",
"code": "invalid_value",
"message": "The model 'gpt-image-2' does not exist.",
"param": "tools"
},
"status": 400
}
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019e8ab8-80fb-7513-bbe5-d56c05e013e3
What is the expected behavior?
just continue using codex
Additional information
_No response_
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