Gpt-5-codex medium model incorrectly sets Reasoning Effort to none instead of medium
Resolved 💬 0 comments Opened Sep 15, 2025 by Gekuyme Closed Dec 23, 2025
What version of Codex is running?
codex-cli 0.36.0
Which model were you using?
gpt-5-codex medium
What platform is your computer?
Windows
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Configure or select one of the built-in codex models: low, medium, high — these map to Reasoning Effort: low|medium|high as expected.
- Try to set the newer model identifier gpt-5-codex medium.
- Inspect the /status Reasoning Effort field.
What is the expected behavior?
When selecting gpt-5-codex with the medium variant, the CLI should set Reasoning Effort to medium (same mapping as the old medium model).
Reasoning Effort: medium
What do you see instead?
When selecting gpt-5-codex medium, the CLI reports Reasoning Effort: none (or omits it), i.e. the mapping to medium is lost and the field becomes none.
Reasoning Effort: none
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Additional information
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