5.5 custom base url model bug

Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

in our project there arent any custom model id added, we use the ones in the builtin cursor model list.

Rquest ID:c8b018d5-0901-4657-b260-1eaccc5d020d

cursor version:Version: 3.3.30VSCode Version: 1.105.1Commit: 3dc559280adc5f931ade8e25c7b85393842acf30Date: 2026-05-09T18:28:42.332ZLayout: editorBuild Type: StableRelease Track: DefaultElectron: 39.8.1Chromium: 142.0.7444.265Node.js: 22.22.1V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0OS: Linux x64 6.17.0-22-generic

for model selection i just select the respective gpt models like if i didnt have a basurl, no custom model again.just with 5.5 builtin model, the other seems to work(tested with 5.4 & 5.4mini)

Steps to Reproduce

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Operating System

Linux

Version Information

Version: 3.3.30
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 3dc559280adc5f931ade8e25c7b85393842acf30
Date: 2026-05-09T18:28:42.332Z
Layout: editor
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.8.1
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Linux x64 6.17.0-22-generic

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

btw @deanrie , i was wondering if the new codex auth integration is somehow against cursor guidelines, i read em and there isnt anything explicit against it, but i can understand if it was in fact against that, if it is a proble, then i will delete the new codex integration from the repo and rewrite git hystory to get rid of it for good.
But i would hope it is allowed, it probably would bring much more users to cursor that already have codex subscription, and they would still need to pay for a pro account at least.

Hey, this is the same bug that’s discussed in GPT-5.5 BYOK not working. For the GPT-5 family, Cursor converts the request body to the Responses API format input instead of messages, but it only rewrites the URL to /v1/responses for the native OpenAI provider. With Override OpenAI Base URL, things get out of sync, and the request either breaks or doesn’t reach your backend at all. gpt-5.4 and gpt-5.4-mini go through a different path and work.

This is a known issue, it’s being tracked, and there’s no ETA yet. Subscribe to that thread for updates.

Workarounds:

  • Stay on gpt-5.4 or gpt-5.4-mini with BYOK.
  • Use gpt-5.5 without Override OpenAI Base URL.

On your second question about the Codex auth integration, that’s a policy or ToS topic, so I can’t comment on it on the forum. Email [email protected] with details of what the integration does and the team can give you a clear answer based on the guidelines.