OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.144.6

OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.144.6 was released on .

Summary

OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.144.6 fixes critical context window issues for GPT-5.6 models, expanding them to 272,000 tokens for better performance. This hotfix also refreshes bundled instructions across Sol, Terra, and Luna variants. Check the full changelog for all the technical...

Release Context

  • This was the 72nd OpenAI Codex CLI release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
  • It shipped 2 days after OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.144.5 (July 16, 2026).
  • OpenAI Codex CLI: ships every 2.1 days — 13 releases in the last month.

Why it matters: Codex now supports 272K token context windows.

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Release Notes

Bug Fixes - Refreshed bundled instructions for GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna, and corrected their context windows to 272,000 tokens. (33972, 34009) Changelog Full Changelog: https://github.com/openai/codex/compare/rust-v0.144.5...rust-v0.144.6 - 33972 Backport refreshed bundled model metadata to 0.144 @sayan-oai - 34009 Narrow 0.144 hotfix to GPT-5.6 prompts and context @sayan-oai

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