[urgent] Codex CLI shows Pro account with 100% usage remaining, but inference is blocked as Free user
Open 💬 3 comments Opened Jul 3, 2026 by ArcheyChen
What version of Codex CLI is running?
v0.142.5
What subscription do you have?
pro 20x
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.4
What platform is your computer?
Linux 7.0.10-zen1-1-zen x86_64 unknown
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
zsh+ssh+konsole
Codex doctor report
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}What issue are you seeing?
Title: Codex CLI shows Pro account with 100% usage remaining, but inference is blocked as Free user
Description
Codex CLI appears to correctly recognize my ChatGPT Pro subscription and available usage limits, but any actual inference request is rejected with a Free-user upgrade message.
I previously had a Pro subscription expire briefly, then renewed it immediately. After renewal, Codex CLI shows my account as Pro and shows full available usage. I also used one available usage limit reset successfully. After the reset, /status shows 100% remaining for both the 5h and weekly limits, but any message still fails immediately as if I were a Free user.
This does not look like a normal usage-limit exhaustion issue. It looks like the status/usage endpoint recognizes my Pro entitlement, but the inference/usage gate still treats the account as Free.
Environment
- OS: Arch Linux
- Machine/session name: archlinux-5090
- Codex CLI version: v0.142.5
- Installation method:
sudo npm install -g @openai/codex- Account plan shown by Codex: Pro
- Model: gpt-5.5 high
- Reasoning: high
- Summaries: auto
What I tried
I have already tried:
- Logging out and logging back in.
- Starting a completely fresh Codex session.
- Updating/reinstalling Codex CLI via npm.
- Using one available usage limit reset via
/usage.
After using one reset, the number of available resets decreased from 4 to 3, and /status showed 100% remaining usage. However, inference still fails immediately.
Status output after reset
╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ >_ OpenAI Codex (v0.142.5) │
│ │
│ Visit https://chatgpt.com/codex/settings/usage for up-to-date │
│ information on rate limits and credits │
│ │
│ Model: gpt-5.5 (reasoning high, summaries auto) │
│ Directory: ~ │
│ Permissions: Workspace (Ask for approval) │
│ Agents.md: <none> │
│ Account: [REDACTED] (Pro) │
│ Collaboration mode: Default │
│ Session: 019f260c-4f1e-7811-8fd4-f24fb46adb78 │
│ │
│ Context window: 100% left (0 used / 400K) │
│ 5h limit: [████████████████████] 100% left (resets 04:35 on 3 Jul) │
│ Weekly limit: [████████████████████] 100% left (resets 23:35 on 9 Jul) │
│ GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark limit: │
│ 5h limit: [████████████████████] 100% left (resets 04:35 on 3 Jul) │
│ Weekly limit: [████████████████████] 100% left (resets 23:35 on 9 Jul) │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯Actual behavior
After the above /status, sending even a trivial message like hello immediately fails:
› hello
■ You've hit your usage limit. To continue using Codex and get access to GPT-5.3-Codex, start a free trial of Plus today (https://chatgpt.com/explore/plus), or try again at Aug 1st, 2026 10:50 PM.The prompt line still shows full weekly usage remaining:
gpt-5.5 high · ~ · Context 100% left · 019f260c-4f1e-7811-8fd4-f24fb46adb78 · weekly 100% left · Context 0% usedExpected behavior
Since Codex CLI shows:
- Account: Pro
- 5h limit: 100% left
- Weekly limit: 100% left
- GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark limit: 100% left
- Context window: 100% left
a normal inference request should be allowed, or at least the error message should match the actual Pro usage state.
It should not show a Free-user upgrade message such as “start a free trial of Plus” when the CLI itself reports the account as Pro.
Why this seems like a bug
The error message is inconsistent with the CLI status:
/statusrecognizes the account as Pro./statusshows full available usage after a successful reset.- But the inference request is blocked as if the account were Free.
- The suggested resolution is “start a free trial of Plus,” which is not applicable to an active Pro account.
This suggests a mismatch between the Codex status/usage endpoint and the actual inference entitlement/rate-limit gate.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Title: Codex CLI shows Pro account with 100% usage remaining, but inference is blocked as Free user
Description
Codex CLI appears to correctly recognize my ChatGPT Pro subscription and available usage limits, but any actual inference request is rejected with a Free-user upgrade message.
I previously had a Pro subscription expire briefly, then renewed it immediately. After renewal, Codex CLI shows my account as Pro and shows full available usage. I also used one available usage limit reset successfully. After the reset, /status shows 100% remaining for both the 5h and weekly limits, but any message still fails immediately as if I were a Free user.
This does not look like a normal usage-limit exhaustion issue. It looks like the status/usage endpoint recognizes my Pro entitlement, but the inference/usage gate still treats the account as Free.
Environment
- OS: Arch Linux
- Machine/session name: archlinux-5090
- Codex CLI version: v0.142.5
- Installation method:
sudo npm install -g @openai/codex- Account plan shown by Codex: Pro
- Model: gpt-5.5 high
- Reasoning: high
- Summaries: auto
What I tried
I have already tried:
- Logging out and logging back in.
- Starting a completely fresh Codex session.
- Updating/reinstalling Codex CLI via npm.
- Using one available usage limit reset via
/usage.
After using one reset, the number of available resets decreased from 4 to 3, and /status showed 100% remaining usage. However, inference still fails immediately.
Status output after reset
╭────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ >_ OpenAI Codex (v0.142.5) │
│ │
│ Visit https://chatgpt.com/codex/settings/usage for up-to-date │
│ information on rate limits and credits │
│ │
│ Model: gpt-5.5 (reasoning high, summaries auto) │
│ Directory: ~ │
│ Permissions: Workspace (Ask for approval) │
│ Agents.md: <none> │
│ Account: [REDACTED] (Pro) │
│ Collaboration mode: Default │
│ Session: 019f260c-4f1e-7811-8fd4-f24fb46adb78 │
│ │
│ Context window: 100% left (0 used / 400K) │
│ 5h limit: [████████████████████] 100% left (resets 04:35 on 3 Jul) │
│ Weekly limit: [████████████████████] 100% left (resets 23:35 on 9 Jul) │
│ GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark limit: │
│ 5h limit: [████████████████████] 100% left (resets 04:35 on 3 Jul) │
│ Weekly limit: [████████████████████] 100% left (resets 23:35 on 9 Jul) │
╰────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯Actual behavior
After the above /status, sending even a trivial message like hello immediately fails:
› hello
■ You've hit your usage limit. To continue using Codex and get access to GPT-5.3-Codex, start a free trial of Plus today (https://chatgpt.com/explore/plus), or try again at Aug 1st, 2026 10:50 PM.The prompt line still shows full weekly usage remaining:
gpt-5.5 high · ~ · Context 100% left · 019f260c-4f1e-7811-8fd4-f24fb46adb78 · weekly 100% left · Context 0% usedExpected behavior
Since Codex CLI shows:
- Account: Pro
- 5h limit: 100% left
- Weekly limit: 100% left
- GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark limit: 100% left
- Context window: 100% left
a normal inference request should be allowed, or at least the error message should match the actual Pro usage state.
It should not show a Free-user upgrade message such as “start a free trial of Plus” when the CLI itself reports the account as Pro.
Why this seems like a bug
The error message is inconsistent with the CLI status:
/statusrecognizes the account as Pro./statusshows full available usage after a successful reset.- But the inference request is blocked as if the account were Free.
- The suggested resolution is “start a free trial of Plus,” which is not applicable to an active Pro account.
This suggests a mismatch between the Codex status/usage endpoint and the actual inference entitlement/rate-limit gate.
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
_No response_
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