GPT 5 Codex High - garbled messages, duplicated words and punctuation symbols, like a bad small llm from ~4 years ago
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Nov 1, 2025 by virgildotcodes Closed Nov 1, 2025
What version of Codex is running?
0.53.0
What subscription do you have?
ChatGPT Pro
Which model were you using?
GPT 5 Codex High
What platform is your computer?
arm64
What issue are you seeing?
Seeing these kinds of messages over the last week while having Codex generate code or do a /review:
• Investigatingating JSON JSON parsing parsing and and environment environment issues issues
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especially especially with with 204 204 no no-content-content responses responses and and potential │
potential server server-side-side execution execution where where ` `windowwindow is is undefined │
undefined.. There There’s’s a a likely likely Reference ReferenceErrorError from from directly directly │
accessing accessing windowwindow in in Node Node//SSRSSR without without proper proper guards guards,, │
so so I I’m’m checking checking if if ` `apiapiRequestRequest or or queryqueryClientClient run run │
server server-side-side where where ` `windowwindow isn isn’t’t available available.. This This could │
could be be the the root root cause cause of of the the bug bug..
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019a3d4b-5553-7131-96fe-4286af9dece6
Otherwise no clear way of replicating this.
What is the expected behavior?
Not generating speech like the LLM has head trauma.
Additional information
_No response_
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