Goal interrupted with HTTP 429 error in spite of account having plenty of available usage left
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Jun 12, 2026 by cowwoc Closed Jun 13, 2026
What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.139.0
What subscription do you have?
Pro x20
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.4
What platform is your computer?
Linux 6.6.114.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 x86_64 x86_64
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
Windows Terminal (WSL)
Codex doctor report
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"overallStatus": "warning",
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}
}What issue are you seeing?
I am benchmarking a skill file's compliance rate by running it in 8 nested codex instances in parallel, plus the top-level orchestrator instance. Most of the time this works fine but sometimes I get the attached HTTP 429 error in spite of the account having plenty of available usage. I am seeing ~60% left in my 5 hour limit and 55% left in my weekly limit at the moment.
It's clear clear if the failing requests count against the usage window, but I suspect they are because I've been seeing unusually high usage consumption as of late.
For clarification, while the top-level codex instance uses gpt-5.4 medium, the nested codex instances use gpt-5.4-mini medium so I expect their consumption to be low.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019ebdd0-4329-74e3-b41e-3bc452ae156c
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
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