Duplicated "Auto" string in the ChatGPT App

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
68/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
macos
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Reproduce the issue in the macOS app by opening ChatGPT mode, selecting Chat, then choosing Auto in the model selector. Trace the UI entry point responsible for displaying the selected mode; done means the chat shows only "Auto" rather than "Auto Auto".

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Description

app bug
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

6.721.81911

What subscription do you have?

Free

What platform is your computer?

macOS | Darwin 27.0.0 arm64 arm

What issue are you seeing?

Duplicated "Auto" string when selecting "Auto" mode in the ChatGPT Chat section.

Instead of just "Auto", it is showing "Auto Auto".

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What steps can reproduce the bug?

Open ChatGPT mode (not Codex)
→
Chat (not Work)
→
Model selector
→
Select "Auto"
→
It will show "Auto Auto" in the chat.

What is the expected behavior?

Just show "Auto", instead of the duplicated string.

Additional information

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