Model error diagnosis

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b (free) | model rate limited

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b (free) returning 429 / model rate limited means you should first confirm whether model ID openai/gpt-oss-20b:free is visible for this OpenAI key, then separate permission, context, capability, rate limit, or route issues.

Model

openai/gpt-oss-20b:free

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b (free)

Provider

OpenAI

62 models in catalog

Error type

model rate limited

rate-limited

Status code

429

global model route

Model error summary

Model

openai/gpt-oss-20b:free

Error type

rate-limited

Status code

429

Read-only check. Detection data burns after 5 minutes.

What this model error usually means

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b (free) returning 429 / model rate limited means you should first confirm whether model ID openai/gpt-oss-20b:free is visible for this OpenAI key, then separate permission, context, capability, rate limit, or route issues.

Model: openai/gpt-oss-20b:free
Provider: OpenAI
Status code: 429

How to prove it during checking

Read-only check. Detection data burns after 5 minutes.

List models: confirm whether openai/gpt-oss-20b:free is actually visible instead of guessing from the display name.
Light probe: use minimal input to verify whether OpenAI returns the same 429, then record the error body.
Compare model facts: context 131,072, input $0.000, output $0.000.
supports include_reasoning
supports max_tokens
supports reasoning
supports seed

Next action

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b (free) model rate limited should not end at failed. Return the next move: change model ID, add permission, reduce context, disable unsupported capability, change route, monitor, or hold listing.

Context: 131,072
Price: $0.000 / $0.000
Read-only check. Detection data burns after 5 minutes.

Open key checker

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Open models

OpenAI: gpt-oss-20b (free)

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