Refuses to do the work

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Nov 28, 2025 by Thorben91 Closed Nov 28, 2025

💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

What version of Codex is running?

v0.63.0

What subscription do you have?

Plus

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.1-codex-max (xhigh)

What platform is your computer?

Windows 10 (WSL - Ubuntu 24)

What issue are you seeing?

Refuses to do the work, repeatedly gives contradictory reasons and cannot be dissuaded, e.g., there is not enough time, it is too complex and could lead to mistakes, it is not realistic, etc.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 019acbd0-ec9a-7283-9733-775ded5ed639

What is the expected behavior?

The task is completed as requested.

Additional information

I added a new eslint plugin to my project and assigned gpt-5.1-codex-max (xhigh) the task of fixing all lint errors. A few very simple ones were fixed immediately, but then it kept repeating that it was too complex or there wasn't enough time. Occasionally, 1-2 minor errors were picked out and fixed, and then it was stopped again immediately. Until no further work was done at all.

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3 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 9 months ago

Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

#7147
#7247
#6743
#6547
#6384

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etraut-openai contributor · 9 months ago

Thanks for the bug report. We'll share the feedback with the team responsible for training our codex models. We're tracking this feedback and similar reports so we can make future models more robust and efficient. And thanks for using the /feedback command. That additional information is useful.

cinkovic · 7 months ago

It is THE ONLY model that refuses to work, read code etc.
I guess this is the end and will never renew the subscription!..