"To use Codex with your ChatGPT plan, upgrade to Plus", but /status shows I have Plus
Open 💬 16 comments Opened Dec 30, 2025 by chernushevich
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What version of Codex is running?
0.77.0
What subscription do you have?
Plus
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.2-codex
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.1.0 arm64 arm
What issue are you seeing?
I can't get Codex to work, no matter what I do. It shows "To use Codex with your ChatGPT plan, upgrade to Plus". However the /status command shows I have Plus. Reinstalling, deleting the ~/.codex/auth.json, relogging did not work.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Try to use codedx
What is the expected behavior?
Being able to use codex
Additional information
_No response_
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And of course it starts working the literal moment I sent out this request. Apologies.
Did you upgrade to Plus very recently, or have you been a Plus subscriber for a while? I'm wondering if there's a delay or short-lived cache somewhere in our backend systems.
Hello @etraut-openai
I upgraded to Plus a few minutes before encountering the issue. What threw me off was the /status command showing the correct account status.
OK, thanks. That's a valuable clue.
I have the same issue, on my cursor, 3 month old subscription auto renewed. On a coder workspace. On my local repos it works.
@leogiouldasis, is it now working for you? I suspect this is just a lag (perhaps an out-of-date cache) in our backend systems. If so, the problem should go away after a short period of time.
@etraut-openai
Same issue still.
Latest cursor (also checked vs-code) when working locally all good, as soon as i connect to my coder instance the message appears.
To use Codex with your ChatGPT plan, upgrade to Plus: https://openai.com/chatgpt/pricing.
@leogiouldasis, what do you mean by "coder instance" and "coder workspace"? Are you referring to to Codex web (https://chatgpt.com/codex)?
I just got a plan with plus, and I am also getting this message. How long do I have to wait for the agent to work? The /status shows (plus) but I am still getting the message to upgrade....
@etraut-openai I mean connect to a https://coder.com/ remote workspace through ssh on my cursor. This is when it happens for me.
If i work on a local repo(in my macbook) it works fine.
Same issue here, purchased a Plus plan but Codex still says "You've hit your usage limit, Upgrade Plus to continue using Codex"
Hopefully this issue is not ignored. I'm seeing the exact same thing with the 'Plus' subscription on VSCode.
I have the same issue too. @chernushevich did you simply need to wait this out? If so, how long have you waited for this to kick in? may I assume about 30 minutes which is about the time you raise this here? :)
@jovekuang don't remember exacly how long it took, but I'd say around 30 minutes is correct.
I am facing the same issue when I tried using gpt 5.6 and codex