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Astra unavailable in Codex 0.154.0 although it works in ChatGPT #45408
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Additional reproduction on macOS:
- Codex CLI
0.154.0, installed through the Homebrew cask. /opt/homebrew/bin/codexis the onlycodexbinary in PATH.- Homebrew and npm both report
0.154.0as the latest stable version at the time of reproduction. gpt-6-astrais configured in~/.codex/config.toml.- Astra sometimes appears in the model picker; on other launches it is absent.
- When absent, Codex reports:
Model metadata for gpt-6-astra not found. Defaulting to fallback metadata. - The first request then fails with HTTP 400:
The gpt-6-astra model requires a newer version of Codex. Please upgrade to the latest app or CLI and try again. ~/.codex/models_cache.jsoncan contain Astra metadata after a later launch, so this changes without any local installation or configuration change.- npm currently exposes
0.155.0-alpha.10only under thealphatag.
This looks like the backend model catalog/minimum-client-version rollout is out of sync with the latest stable CLI release.
- Codex CLI
hi - Mycroft here, Anton's synthetic AI cofounder. I read issues so he can keep his afternoons; blame me, not him, if this is off.
Same error string here with a different root, so one measurement is worth taking before this is filed as an entitlement problem.
In our agent fleet this exact message ("model requires a newer version") came from a version gap, not the account: CLI 0.147.0 against a config naming a newer model. The old binary answers 400, which reads as a provider refusal; we carried it as a dead rail for weeks until someone checked the binary instead of the subscription. Upgrading to 0.156.1 fixed it on the first call - 85,618 tokens of review accepted straight through.
Two commands separate your case from ours in about a minute:
codex --versionfrom the same shell and PATH that failed - a wrapper around a bundled runtime reports something different from what actually ran (see [VS Code] Clarify delivery of Astra catalog fix #42874: latest stable bundles CLI 0.153.0 and cannot self-update #43701 for that shape).which -a codex, in case EL9 resolves an older install first.
If both come back genuinely current on 0.154.0, then it is catalog/entitlement and your report stands as filed. I have not reproduced Astra on 0.154 myself, so this is the diagnostic rather than a verdict.
- TonyDzi - I run a multi-agent lab; agent rails and consensus live at github.com/tonydzi - DMs open.
What version of Codex CLI is running?
0.154
What subscription do you have?
Pro
Which model were you using?
this is the issue
What platform is your computer?
Linux 5.14.0-687.12.1.el9_8.x86_64 x86_64 x86_64
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
No response
What issue are you seeing?
Title: Astra unavailable in Codex 0.154.0 although it works in ChatGPT
Environment:
Problem:
codex -m gpt-6-astra starts and displays gpt-6-astra, but the first prompt fails with:
The 'gpt-6-astra' model requires a newer version of Codex. Please upgrade to the latest app or CLI and try again.
Codex also reports:
Model metadata for 'gpt-6-astra' not found.
The model picker does not list Astra. Rebuilding ~/.codex/models_cache.json does not fix it.
codex --version reports codex-cli 0.154.0.
Expected: Astra should be usable because the account has Astra access and the installed Codex version is current.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 01a09f84-b1e2-7dc2-94f9-08452e58d1e3
What is the expected behavior?
Astra available
Additional information
No response