codex deepseek cannot select a model - cc-switch
Quick fix
Codex desktop hides third-party models with no official ChatGPT login. Sign in once, enable keeping the official login in cc-switch, and restart Codex.
Symptom
Section titled “Symptom”可以正常聊天，但是不显示模型。Chat works normally, but no model is shown.
The Codex desktop model picker decides whether to show third-party custom models based on whether you are signed in with an official ChatGPT identity. With no official login state it forcibly falls back to the official default model — reasoning level included — so the DeepSeek/MiniMax model list cc-switch already configured shows as empty or reduced to 自定义 (custom). That check lives inside Codex desktop and cc-switch cannot rewrite it, while actual requests are still forwarded to the third-party provider by the cc-switch local proxy. Hence chat working normally while the model list and `/model` show nothing.
The problem centres on #3586, #4389, #3404, #3726, and #6290: in #3586 the DeepSeek list disappears too after adding MiniMax; in #3404, switching between an official subscription and DeepSeek shows only 自定义 (custom) while conversations really do go to DeepSeek; in #6290 the model list is still empty on v3.19.2 while flash answers. A maintainer closed #3404 as covered by v3.16.0/v3.16.1, with a user adding that reinstalling Codex restores it. The macOS timeout and "reproduces after setting Chinese and restarting" in #3726 remain open with no maintainer confirmation.
Sign in to an official ChatGPT account once in Codex desktop, so official login credentials exist in `~/.codex/auth.json` — this is the step most often missed.
Open cc-switch settings and turn on 切换第三方时保留官方登录 (keep the official login when switching to a third party).
Confirm the third-party provider you use (DeepSeek, MiniMax) has local routing / route takeover enabled.
Quit Codex desktop completely, restart it, and open the model picker again.
If it still shows nothing, run `codex debug models` in a terminal to see whether the third-party models appear. If they do, the data layer is fine and the problem is only in the desktop display layer. If it recurs after a while, sign in to official ChatGPT again first.
Affected Versions
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- I configured DeepSeek/MiniMax and Codex chats fine, so why is the model list empty?
- Codex desktop decides whether to allow third-party custom models based on the official ChatGPT login state. Sign in to official ChatGPT once, keep the official login in cc-switch, and restart Codex — actual requests are still routed to the third-party provider by cc-switch.
- It worked before and today it is gone. How do I restore it?
- Usually the official login state expired. Signing in to official ChatGPT again restores the display.
- Does not signing in to an official Codex subscription affect anything?
- Without an official subscription login DeepSeek may still work, but the Codex plugin and model selection are affected. Maintainers suggest keeping the official login state so third-party models display.
- Reinstalling Codex fixed it, but setting the language to Chinese and restarting hides the models again. Is that cc-switch?
- That comes from open issue #3726 and maintainers have not confirmed it. Troubleshoot along the keep-official-login route, and note you must quit Codex completely before restarting.
Related problems
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