Codex stuck at "thinking" or "working" endlessly without any answers.
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Nov 22, 2025 by kherona Closed Nov 22, 2025
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.
What version of Codex is running?
all versions (cli/vscode all models failing)
What subscription do you have?
Pro
Which model were you using?
5.1
What platform is your computer?
_No response_
What issue are you seeing?
My codex doesn't work at all, its stuck/hangs at "Thinking" or "Working" without any answer.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019aacf8-34c5-7540
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
_No response_
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Thanks for reporting the problem. The service is down in some geographies. The team is working on it. Closing in favor of https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/7156.