VSCode Codex unexpected status 401 Unauthorized:

Open 💬 2 comments Opened Jan 14, 2026 by chewypenguin11

What version of Codex is running?

0.4.58

What subscription do you have?

Enterprise

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.2

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26100.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

I get the following trying any prompt:

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unexpected status 401 Unauthorized:

It's been this way for at least a week. I've tried logging in, moving/deleting the auth.json, reinstalling the add-in, changing versions, changing models. Can confirm the online chat works.

I generated a feedback id: 019bb2c4-255f-7c82-a86d-6388bfead160

This is my user id user-2pts5AK91M9iiOPYYGZE0A0V

What steps can reproduce the bug?

N/A

What is the expected behavior?

A response

Additional information

_No response_

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