Errors, limits and account issues
Verbatim error strings, quota exhaustion, account bans and reset windows — find which layer is failing first.
2026-10-23 image and reasoning id shutdown
The 9 old ids, their substitutes, the line to edit and how to verify (vendor table snapshot 2026-09-20, catalog 2026-09-20)
Updated 2026-09-21
Kimi-K2.7-Code leaves Foundry on 2026-10-03
Retirement date, empty replacement column, 410 Gone and the verification order (checked 2026-09-20)
Updated 2026-09-21
gpt-5.4-cyber removal guide
Removal date, replacement id, the field to edit and how to verify (work to 2026-10-01)
Updated 2026-09-21
Copilot 2026-10-19 model retirements
The date, all six mappings, admin auto-enable terms and verification steps (notice checked 2026-09-20)
Updated 2026-09-21
Gemini Omni Flash preview shutdown migration
Earliest shutdown 2026-09-30, the replacement id, which line changes (table archived 2026-09-21, catalog checked 2026-09-20)
Updated 2026-09-21
enforced_spend_limit_reached: spend-cap 429
A 429 with no retry-after is the org monthly spend cap, not RPM throttling
Updated 2026-09-21
DeepSeek model id changes
The new id since 09-10, temporary routing of legacy flash ids, vision-exp retirement, the v4-pro routing saga, and which id to set on QCode.
Updated 2026-09-21
Claude Code weekly limits end 09-13
Official promotion dates, how the five-hour window differs, and a /usage self-check plus downgrade path.
Updated 2026-09-21
Claude's Weekly Limit 2026: Full Rules
Weekly-limit rules; the +50% promo ended 2026-09-13, standard +25%
Updated 2026-09-21
Handling "Claude usage limit reached"
5-hour window vs weekly cap, the +50% boost that ran until 2026-09-13, and what to do when quota is gone.
Updated 2026-09-21
Claude Code Quota and Reset Mechanisms 2026
Claude Code 2026 quota: the temporary +50% weekly boost ran 2026-05-13 to 2026-09-13 and ended (help centre fetched 2026-09-20 reads past tense; @ClaudeDevs 2026-08-29 named 2026-09-14). From 2026-09-14 standard weekly limits are 25% above pre-promotion. 5-hour rolling window + weekly reset.
Updated 2026-09-21
Russia Guide: Claude Usage Limit Reached
How to diagnose the error and Russia payment methods explained
Updated 2026-09-21
Claude 529 vs 429 vs Weekly Limit
How to tell apart three error types and what to do about each
Updated 2026-09-21
Claude's 5-Hour Rolling Window Explained
The window's starting point and how it stacks with the weekly limit
Updated 2026-09-21
How to triage image API 5xx
Status page, policy, quota.
Updated 2026-09-20
Handling Claude 529 Overloaded
How 529 differs from 429/503, correct backoff, and multi-route availability.
Updated 2026-09-20
GPT-5.6 Sol Codex 272K window
Under coding originators Sol is 272000, not the 1.05M model spec
Updated 2026-09-19
effort … thinking is disabled
xhigh/max plus thinking off is 400; 2.1.251 clients send high
Updated 2026-09-19
When Codex Spark retires, change model
A post is not the table. Switch to ids with usage.
Updated 2026-09-19
Codex "Selected model is at capacity": triage and fixes
How it differs from quota and 429, the user-filed issue record, and the practical model-switch and backoff moves.
Updated 2026-09-19
GPT-5.5 leaves ChatGPT / Work / Codex on 2026-10-14 (API excluded)
Official scope, how to tell if your Codex is affected, and the named gpt-5.6-sol replacement.
Updated 2026-09-18
OpenAI API outage and timeout playbook
503 / 429 / quota, and how to use status.openai.com.
Updated 2026-09-11
When ChatGPT Pro is unavailable, use the API
How to tell a failed charge from an official Pro $200 pause, then switch to API keys.
Updated 2026-09-11
How to judge whether an AI API relay is worth using
Four self-tests: multiplier conversion, cache hits, echoed model and usage reconciliation.
Updated 2026-09-02
AI API billing and refund terms
Three reset times, four reasons a bill will not reconcile, and the refund and transfer terms.
Updated 2026-09-02
GPT-5.4 Codex Shutdown Migration Guide
The 8/31 shutdown timeline, who's affected, and how to move to Terra/Luna
Updated 2026-08-30
Credit balance is too low: Console credits empty
The literal means prepaid usage credits are 0, not weekly limit or the monthly cap
Updated 2026-08-30
Codex Ghost Quota Diagnosis
Why /status shows headroom but requests get rejected, and a 3-step way to tell why
Updated 2026-08-30
Codex Quota Anomaly and Banked Reset 2026
Codex mid-2026 quota anomaly, full reset and Banked Reset elastic mechanism. How users observed it and how to adapt with QCode.
Updated 2026-08-30
Sonnet 4.5: API 09-29 bound vs Copilot 09-01
Same snapshot id, two removal dates — Copilot is not the Messages API
Updated 2026-08-30
Auto-continue when limits reset
Desktop resumes after official refill; does not cancel the 5-hour window or weekly limit
Updated 2026-08-30
Stream Closed Before Completed Troubleshooting
Four causes of stream cutoffs and a hop-by-hop triage method
Updated 2026-08-27
Gemini CLI Client No Longer Supported
Telling apart a retired sign-in path from a quota issue, and migration options
Updated 2026-08-27
Cursor's Two Usage Pools Explained
Cursor Models pool vs Other Models pool and the reset rules
Updated 2026-08-27
Context Length Exceeded Troubleshooting
The three disguises of context overflow and how to tell them apart
Updated 2026-08-27
Why the Codex weekly limit burns out
Reasoning-tier cost differences, the reality of extra credits, and alternatives.
Updated 2026-08-20
Codex 5-Hour Rolling Limit Guide
The 5-hour rolling limit returned on 2026-07-30 — timeline, community reports and what to do when you hit it.
Updated 2026-08-17
Claude invisible watermark
Text watermark + C2PA: a mark ≠ author, no mark ≠ not AI
Updated 2026-08-16
Codex and ChatGPT Account Bans
A calm, factual look at why Codex and ChatGPT accounts get suspended and why an API-based path is more stable.
Updated 2026-08-15
Claude Code Account Ban Guide
Why Claude accounts get banned and the compliant, API-based path to keep using Claude models.
Updated 2026-08-15
AI Coding Subscription Ban Guide
A neutral overview of Claude and Codex subscription bans and why pay-as-you-go API access is more stable for coding.
Updated 2026-08-15