Selected model is at capacity. Please try a different model.
Open 💬 29 comments Opened Jun 24, 2026 by uimodel
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What version of Codex CLI is running?
codex-cli 0.142.0
What subscription do you have?
GPT Pro
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.4 high
What platform is your computer?
macOS
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
iterm2
Codex doctor report
What issue are you seeing?
Currently, I have been using Codex for 122 consecutive days, consuming a total of 47.36 billion tokens. Due to these points, I have noticed a significant performance decline in gpt-5.5. In the past two days, when using gpt-5.4 high, I occasionally encounter the prompt "Selected model is at capacity. Please try a different model." I am currently a Pro user with sufficient credits.
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What steps can reproduce the bug?
Using Codex CLI for normal conversation development
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
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6.25日出现的 根本用不了了一直让切模型
I also encountered. Codex macos client, pro account, 90% rate limit left.
I also encountered, pro 20x plan
一直出现，我都麻了
I also encountered
I also encountered, pro 20x plan
same issue. pro 20x plan. 5.5 high.
error error error sad
@gaoyangz77 你是把 pro 接在中转上吗，还是直接用 codex?
same issue. pro 20x plan. 5.5 and 5.4
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直接codex出错。
I also encountered， how can i solove?
一整天都这样麻了
I am seeing the same Codex capacity error today.
Error shown:
Context:
I also raised this privately through OpenAI Help Center. Support confirmed there is an active Codex incident today, but the public incident text is for access-token issues, so it is unclear whether this exact capacity error is the same root cause or a separate recurring capacity/admission issue.
Related status pages:
Expected behavior: Codex should either route to an available model, retry gracefully, or show a clear message explaining whether this is model capacity, quota, account access, or incident-related.
Adding a follow-up: this is not a one-off occurrence. The same error is repeatedly appearing during normal Codex usage:
Impact:
Given that the current OpenAI status incident is listed as an access-token issue, it would help if Codex surfaced a more specific error category here. If this is capacity/admission control rather than auth, please track it separately or update the public status/issue guidance so users know whether to switch models, wait, re-authenticate, or retry later.
This problem keeps happening, I can't use it at all.
At this point I cannot use Codex reliably at all because this capacity error keeps blocking active sessions.
anyone is working on it??
same problem past two days
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Pro X20，一整天了，是不是只是中国用户有这种情况？
Same error. macbook gpt-5.4
Selected model is at capacity. Please try a different model.
Selected model is at capacity. Please try a different model.
Selected model is at capacity. Please try a different model.
......
今天打的最多的两个字是：“继续”
Same error, with 5.5 and 5.4, just came back from holiday no work done i do one prompt and bam
Selected model is at capacity. Please try a different model.for GPT-5.5 mediumError running remote compact task: Selected model is at capacity. Please try a different model.for GPT-5.4 mediumsame error when it excutes paper works, it seems fine for coding tasks for now.
Facing same issue
still not fixed