# GPT-5.6 models not available in Codex Extension in Cursor **URL:** \ **Category:** Codex\ **Tags:** bug\ **Created:** [July 10, 2026, 7:20am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/gpt-5-6-models-not-available-in-codex-extension-in-cursor/1386245 "2026-07-10T07:20:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nguyen\_Duy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/nguyen_duy/32/748808_2.png) [@Nguyen\_Duy](https://community.openai.com/u/Nguyen_Duy)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 7:20am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/gpt-5-6-models-not-available-in-codex-extension-in-cursor/1386245/1 "2026-07-10T07:20:19Z")
Why i cant use GPT-5.6 models in Codex Extension in Cursor? But i can use them in Codex-CLI. Tried to update the extension and Codex-CLI but didn’t work ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/2/4/3/243e7fbe3b4bca97cde01397e36cfca41599b429.png) ---
**Author:** ![sath.shrik](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/sath.shrik/32/748893_2.png) [@sath.shrik](https://community.openai.com/u/sath.shrik)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/gpt-5-6-models-not-available-in-codex-extension-in-cursor/1386245/3 "2026-07-10T13:02:58Z")
me too! Any one found a fix? ---
**Author:** ![georgesb369](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/georgesb369/32/488338_2.png) [@georgesb369](https://community.openai.com/u/georgesb369)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/gpt-5-6-models-not-available-in-codex-extension-in-cursor/1386245/4 "2026-07-10T16:11:51Z")
Same issue here! Any updates? ---
**Author:** ![somebodywashere](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/somebodywashere/32/749232_2.png) [@somebodywashere](https://community.openai.com/u/somebodywashere)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/gpt-5-6-models-not-available-in-codex-extension-in-cursor/1386245/6 "2026-07-11T12:16:23Z")
Found a similar method on Reddit, tho you will still need VS Code to install extension: This was the process and hope it helps someone: Step 1: Download VS Code Step 2: Install the Codex extension in VS Code Step 3: Go to `%USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions` and copy `openai.chatgpt-26.5707.41301-win32-x64` folder to `%USERPROFILE%\.cursor\extensions\` Step 4: Open the `extensions.json` file in `%USERPROFILE%\.cursor\extensions\` and change the relative paths and version of Codex (`openai.chatgpt`) extension to actual (so it will be everywhere `26.5707.41301` instead i.e. `26.5623.141536` Step 5: Restart Cursor That’s it. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/9/0/c/90cd3bec00b5d6ba191109b3c890616a690ec44a.png) ---
**Author:** ![Nguyen\_Duy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/nguyen_duy/32/748808_2.png) [@Nguyen\_Duy](https://community.openai.com/u/Nguyen_Duy)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/gpt-5-6-models-not-available-in-codex-extension-in-cursor/1386245/7 "2026-07-12T01:08:16Z")
Hi, I also found an additional method: 1. In Cursor press: Ctrl+Shift+P 2. Go to: “Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)” 3. Add these settings inside the top-level JSON object, preserve any settings already present; just add the two properties with the necessary commas: { “chatgpt.runCodexInWindowsSubsystemForLinux”: false, “chatgpt.cliExecutable”: “C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local\Programs\OpenAI\Codex\bin\codex.exe” } 4. Saving and restart Cursor ---
**Author:** ![raphmarot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a6a055/32.png) [@raphmarot](https://community.openai.com/u/raphmarot)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 6:45am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/gpt-5-6-models-not-available-in-codex-extension-in-cursor/1386245/8 "2026-07-13T06:45:12Z")
Thanks. The path for me was > “chatgpt.cliExecutable”: “C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Local\\OpenAI\\Codex\\bin\\VERSION\\codex.exe”, ---
**Author:** ![georgesb369](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/georgesb369/32/488338_2.png) [@georgesb369](https://community.openai.com/u/georgesb369)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/gpt-5-6-models-not-available-in-codex-extension-in-cursor/1386245/9 "2026-07-15T03:11:14Z")
it just got updated in Cursor, though I started using CLI and it’s cool too ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/8/7/c/87c2e81543bbb01aa9641aeef8fe14cab5e9590a.png) [@system](https://community.openai.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/gpt-5-6-models-not-available-in-codex-extension-in-cursor/1386245/10 "2026-07-18T03:11:41Z")
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