# Selected model is at capacity. Please try a different model. mac **URL:** \ **Category:** Codex\ **Tags:** codex, macos, codex-app\ **Created:** [September 8, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/selected-model-is-at-capacity-please-try-a-different-model-mac/1395650 "2026-09-08T02:13:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![whxue0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/9dc877/32.png) [@whxue0](https://community.openai.com/u/whxue0)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 2:13am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/selected-model-is-at-capacity-please-try-a-different-model-mac/1395650/1 "2026-09-08T02:13:13Z")
![截屏2026-09-08 10.08.59](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/8/4/b/84b1e1f25d0c23533d858f212e268218676028ec.png) codex desktop app，repeat send it for me, retry many times no effect, I met this issue from yesterday afternoon. ---
**Author:** ![skriaz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/skriaz/32/761139_2.png) [@skriaz](https://community.openai.com/u/skriaz)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 7:14am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/selected-model-is-at-capacity-please-try-a-different-model-mac/1395650/2 "2026-09-08T07:14:03Z")
We also facing the same issue in bangladeshm it repeated, i tried changing network and all , it still have issue. i use windows and visual code ---
**Author:** ![stevenko1213](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@stevenko1213](https://community.openai.com/u/stevenko1213)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 7:18am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/selected-model-is-at-capacity-please-try-a-different-model-mac/1395650/3 "2026-09-08T07:18:20Z")
also have the same issue ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/e/9/b/e9b9eab4805eb77e725087fee2182264ac758f88.png) ---
**Author:** ![yunfeng](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/278dde/32.png) [@yunfeng](https://community.openai.com/u/yunfeng)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/selected-model-is-at-capacity-please-try-a-different-model-mac/1395650/4 "2026-09-08T07:25:10Z")
I’m in the same situation; it’s really tough. ---
**Author:** ![1762327848](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/d78d45/32.png) [@1762327848](https://community.openai.com/u/1762327848)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/selected-model-is-at-capacity-please-try-a-different-model-mac/1395650/5 "2026-09-08T10:35:28Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/original/4X/1/f/2/1f2f987a4beb8c936a78ff0e7573ca2657b1548b.png) ---
**Author:** ![neo.ajax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f04885/32.png) [@neo.ajax](https://community.openai.com/u/neo.ajax)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/selected-model-is-at-capacity-please-try-a-different-model-mac/1395650/6 "2026-09-08T10:35:46Z")
I’m experiencing the same issue in the Codex Desktop app on macOS: “Selected model is at capacity. Please try a different model.” Retrying and switching models have not resolved it. It appears to be affecting multiple users across different platforms. Is this a known service incident, and is there an estimated time for recovery? ---
**Author:** ![sumquiclusonor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@sumquiclusonor](https://community.openai.com/u/sumquiclusonor)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/selected-model-is-at-capacity-please-try-a-different-model-mac/1395650/7 "2026-09-08T10:54:33Z")
Same problem here. I’ve raised it across every channel, but nobody has gotten back to me, and it doesn’t seem like they’re going to fix it ---
**Author:** ![VeitB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/veitb/32/712987_2.png) [@VeitB](https://community.openai.com/u/VeitB)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/selected-model-is-at-capacity-please-try-a-different-model-mac/1395650/8 "2026-09-10T06:27:33Z")
Split this topic on September 10, 2026, 6:27am UTC A post was merged into an existing topic: [ISSUE:Selected model is at capacity. Please try a different model](https://community.openai.com/t/issue-selected-model-is-at-capacity-please-try-a-different-model/1396264/7) ---
**Author:** ![VeitB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/veitb/32/712987_2.png) [@VeitB](https://community.openai.com/u/VeitB)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/selected-model-is-at-capacity-please-try-a-different-model-mac/1395650/9 "2026-09-10T06:27:40Z")
Closed on September 10, 2026, 6:27am UTC ---
**Author:** ![OpenAI\_Support](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/openai_support/32/561845_2.png) [@OpenAI\_Support](https://community.openai.com/u/OpenAI_Support)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/selected-model-is-at-capacity-please-try-a-different-model-mac/1395650/10 "2026-09-14T12:36:39Z")
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