Codex Now Has 500K Context (Depends on the Model)

GPT-6.1 Sol now defaults to 500K context in Codex! But note: GPT-6 Astra still defaults to 272K (at least as of writing, Oct 13). Recently, OpenAI’s Thibault Sottiaux announced the increase for GPT-6.1 Sol in Codex and Work. Sol went from 272K to 500K, roughly 80% more room. Tibo says they tested this size carefully to reduce compactions while keeping more context and nuance through long tasks. That’s useful when a task spans a lot of code, rejected approaches, and constraints. Both Sol and Astra support up to 1M context. Those maximums are separate from the defaults Codex chooses. Leave the overrides unset I used to configure model_context_window explicitly. Now that Sol and Astra have different defaults, that global setting gets in the way: it applies the same window to whichever model I select. I’d leave it unset unless a task calls for a deliberate override. Codex’s sample configuration says an omitted setting uses the model or preset defaults. If you’ve added this to…