OpenAI Codex desktop users are experiencing errors
10 posts across 3 communities in the last 30 days; 40% from community.openai.com.
“TL;DR: If ChatGPT Mac voice mode is throwing prepare Codex request for OpenAI: invalid character '-' in numeric literal , it's because ChatGPT Desktop now shares the Codex runtime and is routing the WebRTC voice stream to your local Ollama ( 127.0.0.1:11434 ) instead of OpenAI's…”
“Is anyone else unable to access the Codex usage overview in the browser? Links in comment below. Edit: Apparently only affects business user.”
“What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)? 26.924.22138 What subscription do you have? plus What platform is your computer? linux (ubuntu) What issue are you seeing? Codex application not working in linux it stuck forever in "starting your task"…”
Users of the OpenAI Codex desktop application are reporting various issues, including critical errors during updates, renderer crashes, and problems with quota reset dates. These errors prevent users from effectively utilizing the tool.
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“BUG: Codex weekly usage was not reset, but the next reset date was pushed back to the following week”
“What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)? 26.924.22138 What subscription do you have? plus What platform is your computer? linux (ubuntu) What issue are you seeing? Codex application not working in linux it stuck forever in "starting your task" What steps can reproduce the bug? just a msg to an agent What is the expected behavior? No response Additional information No response”
“What version of Codex CLI is running? codex cli 0.157.0 What subscription do you have? Company Which model were you using? gpt 6 sol What platform is your computer? Linux 6.12.90+deb12.1 amd64 x86 64 unknown What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)? konsole 22.12.3 Codex doctor report What issue are you seeing? <img width="952" height="833" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user attachments/assets/8362bd7a 6da3 4a06 adea 3f3c7691f567" / What steps can reproduce the bug?”
“TL;DR: If ChatGPT Mac voice mode is throwing prepare Codex request for OpenAI: invalid character '-' in numeric literal , it's because ChatGPT Desktop now shares the Codex runtime and is routing the WebRTC voice stream to your local Ollama ( 127.0.0.1:11434 ) instead of OpenAI's servers. Reinstalling won't fix it because user configs persist. Fix by commenting out openai_base_url in ~/.codex/config.toml . The Problem When trying to start voice chat on the ChatGPT macOS Deskto”
“The most recent commit 6778b3df9eefb948552fde0101ba1328fbdfb63b (codex 0.157.0) is broken on my machine out of the box when I nix flake update to that SHA. I get this error message: When I revert to the version 2 days prior (codex 0.156.1, 515f02b2fa319fc42075f456345a6c4e4508ebb2) it works 👍. Did OpenAI do a breaking change in 0.157.0 that needs to be worked around? I'm on macOS Tahoe 26.5.”
“[!NOTE] English is not my first language. This report was drafted with AI assistance (Claude), which also inspected the installed files on my machine. I reviewed everything below, verified the findings myself, and confirmed the workaround works. Nota em português: inglês não é minha língua nativa. Este relato foi redigido com ajuda de IA (Claude), que também inspecionou os arquivos instalados na minha máquina. Revisei tudo, conferi os achados pessoalmente e confirmei que o workaround funciona. P”
“Is anyone else unable to access the Codex usage overview in the browser? Links in comment below. Edit: Apparently only affects business user. submitted by /u/Ubimo [link] [comments]”
“i used codex last month and i wanted to use it again but for some reason nothing is opening in my desktop, i tried unisntalling it, reisntalling it, restarting the PC and nothing, i can see the process being executed on the task bar but nothing shows that allow me to even start using codex in my desktop like loggign in and such https://preview.redd.it/x7meygkrmeph1.png?width=1095&format=png&auto=webp&s=3382dd8a9b3f472bdb60df250c4dad71ef06f366 submitted by /u/Relevant_Syll”