Model error diagnosis

OpenAI: o3 | model permission denied

OpenAI: o3 returning 403 / model permission denied means you should first confirm whether model ID openai/o3 is visible for this OpenAI key, then separate permission, context, capability, rate limit, or route issues.

Model

openai/o3

OpenAI: o3

Provider

OpenAI

62 models in catalog

Error type

model permission denied

permission-denied

Status code

403

global model route

Model error summary

Model

openai/o3

Error type

permission-denied

Status code

403

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What this model error usually means

OpenAI: o3 returning 403 / model permission denied means you should first confirm whether model ID openai/o3 is visible for this OpenAI key, then separate permission, context, capability, rate limit, or route issues.

Model: openai/o3
Provider: OpenAI
Status code: 403

How to prove it during checking

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List models: confirm whether openai/o3 is actually visible instead of guessing from the display name.
Light probe: use minimal input to verify whether OpenAI returns the same 403, then record the error body.
Compare model facts: context 200,000, input $2, output $8.
supports include_reasoning
supports max_tokens
supports reasoning
supports response_format

Next action

OpenAI: o3 model permission denied 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: 200,000
Price: $2 / $8
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