I don't have the "max" reasoning effort settings in the Codex plugin.
Open 💬 0 comments Opened Aug 22, 2026 by Firstmeridian
What version of the IDE extension are you using?
26.818.41509
What subscription do you have?
GPT Plus
Which IDE are you using?
VS Code
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64
What issue are you seeing?
In my VS Code Codex extension, the reasoning effort options are not displaying properly:
- The "Max" reasoning level option is missing from the reasoning selector menu next to the chat input box.
- The Reasoning Effort GUI setting is completely missing from the Configuration panel (only
Open config.tomlis visible).
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What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Open the chat panel and click the model/reasoning selector menu next to the chat input box.
-> Observe that the "Max" reasoning effort level is not present in the list.
- Go to the Codex settings panel and navigate to the Configuration tab.
-> Observe that there are no GUI settings/dropdowns for Reasoning Effort.
What is the expected behavior?
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Additional information
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