429 causes long Thinking waits

“Since October 25, GPT-6.1 Sol intermittently enters several-minute retry waits while the desktop UI appears to be thinking.”

Is this your bug? What gets counted gets fixed. Pile on.

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I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/codex/issues/21553/file
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GPT-6.1 Sol hits 429 rate limit with long Thinking waits. Desktop UI appears to be thinking during several-minute retry waits; stopping and submitting again can restore activity before the scheduled retry deadline.

Is this your bug?

File my report

Where: Codex desktop app
Error text: turn_rate_limit_exceeded
Versions: 26.1021.31345
Platforms: macOS
How bad: Breaks a normal workflow.

Not quite your bug?

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Original reports1, newest first

Oct 26, 2026macOS: GPT-6.1 Sol 429 causes long Thinking waits; captured turn_rate_limit_exceededOn GitHub#57073