# ISSUE:Selected model is at capacity. Please try a different model

**URL:** <https://community.openai.com/t/issue-selected-model-is-at-capacity-please-try-a-different-model/1396264>\
**Category:** Bugs\
**Tags:** capacity-limit\
**Created:** [September 10, 2026, 4:25am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/issue-selected-model-is-at-capacity-please-try-a-different-model/1396264 "2026-09-10T04:25:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![keyzal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7bcc69/32.png) [@keyzal](https://community.openai.com/u/keyzal)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/issue-selected-model-is-at-capacity-please-try-a-different-model/1396264/15 "2026-09-10T13:27:07Z")

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Why is my codex always showing the message “Selected model is at capacity. Please try a different model.”? This is completely useless for doing any work. If this continues, I’m going to cancel my subscription to ChatGPT.

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