Codex works in browser but desktop app as well as cli fail to connect to account #34159

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

26.715.31925

What subscription do you have?

Plus

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

Codex works fine in the browser (chatgpt.com/codex), but the desktop app and CLI both fail with:

"You've hit your usage limit. Upgrade to Plus to continue using Codex (https://chatgpt.com/explore/plus), or try again at Aug 17th, 2026 4:11 PM."

This happens despite:

• Active ChatGPT Plus subscription
• Web dashboard (chatgpt.com/codex/settings/usage) showing "Wöchentliches Nutzungslimit: 95% übrig, wird um 26.07.2026 11:21 zurückgesetzt" (Weekly usage limit: 95% remaining, resets 2026-07-26 11:21)
• Logging out and back in (including re-authorizing) on both CLI and desktop app multiple times — issue persists

The reset date shown in the error (Aug 17th, 2026) does not match the weekly reset date shown on the dashboard (Jul 26th, 2026), suggesting a desync between the local client's usage-limit check and the actual backend quota.

Only the browser client works correctly; CLI and desktop app both show this false limit error.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

1. Open Codex CLI or Desktop App on Windows, logged in via ChatGPT Plus account.
2. Run any Codex command/session (e.g. codex in terminal, or start a task in the desktop app).
3. Observe error: "You've hit your usage limit. Upgrade to Plus to continue using Codex (https://chatgpt.com/explore/plus), or try again at Aug 17th, 2026 4:11 PM."
4. Open the web version at https://chatgpt.com/codex — works normally, no limit error.
5. Check https://chatgpt.com/codex/settings/usage — shows "Wöchentliches Nutzungslimit: 95% übrig, wird um 26.07.2026 11:21 zurückgesetzt" (95% of weekly quota remaining, resets 2026-07-26 11:21).
6. Log out and back in on both CLI (codex logout / codex login) and desktop app, re-authorizing each time — error persists unchanged after re-login.

Expected: CLI/desktop app should reflect the same quota as the web dashboard (95% remaining, weekly reset 2026-07-26).
Actual: CLI/desktop app block all usage with a false limit error citing a reset date (2026-08-17) that doesn't match the dashboard's weekly reset date.

Session ID / token usage: not shown anywhere in the CLI/app error or /status output — this is part of the bug, as there's no visibility into what quota is actually being checked locally.

What is the expected behavior?

No response

Additional information

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