ChatGPT Desktop: Work/Codex voice UI is missing in API key authentication mode while Chat voice remains available
Open 💬 0 comments Opened Jul 26, 2026 by tongzy0710
Summary
When ChatGPT Desktop is authenticated using an OpenAI API key (via codex login --with-api-key), Chat voice remains available, but the Work and Codex views do not display any voice input button.
Environment
- macOS
- ChatGPT Desktop 1.2026.184
- Apple Silicon
- Authenticated using API key
Expected
Voice should either be available consistently across Chat, Work and Codex, or the UI should indicate that API-key authentication does not support Work/Codex voice.
Actual
- Chat: Voice button visible
- Work: No voice button
- Codex: No voice button
Diagnostics
voiceAvailable = 1in RemoteFeatureFlags.- No local preference disabling voice found.
com.openai.codexcontains only UI/update preferences.- Logs contain backend responses including
403 /celsius/ws/userand500 /wham/tasks/list. - Chat voice continues to work normally.
- ChatGPT Desktop and Codex CLI appear to share authentication state after
codex login --with-api-key.
Question: Is this expected behavior for API-key authentication, or a bug/regression?