diff --git a/backend/crates/providers/openai/src/transport/request.rs b/backend/crates/providers/openai/src/transport/request.rs
index 1bf6e2fd1..6f14c1e4a 100644
--- a/backend/crates/providers/openai/src/transport/request.rs
+++ b/backend/crates/providers/openai/src/transport/request.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use crate::transport::protocol::responses::CodexResponsesRequest;
 const PASSTHROUGH_HEADERS_CONTEXT_KEY: &str = "opaque_request_headers";
 const THREAD_SPAWN_SUBAGENT_KIND: &str = "thread_spawn";
 const THREAD_SPAWN_CONVERSATION_PREFIX: &str = "thread-spawn:";
+const UNSUPPORTED_CODEX_RESPONSES_FIELDS: &[&str] = &["max_output_tokens", "temperature"];
 
 const CROSS_ACCOUNT_IDENTITY_KEYS: &[&str] = &[
     "authorization",
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ pub fn encode_generate_request(
         return Err(CodexRequestEncodeError::InvalidProtocolPayload);
     }
     let mut body = payload.body().clone();
-    body.insert("model".to_owned(), Value::String(upstream_model.to_owned()));
+    adapt_codex_responses_body(&mut body, upstream_model);
 
     let mut encoded = CodexResponsesRequest::from_body(body);
     encoded.explicit_prompt_cache_key = encoded.prompt_cache_key().is_some();
@@ -99,6 +100,13 @@ pub fn encode_generate_request(
     Ok(encoded)
 }
 
+fn adapt_codex_responses_body(body: &mut Map<String, Value>, upstream_model: &str) {
+    body.insert("model".to_owned(), Value::String(upstream_model.to_owned()));
+    for field in UNSUPPORTED_CODEX_RESPONSES_FIELDS {
+        body.remove(*field);
+    }
+}
+
 fn extract_request_context(request: &mut CodexResponsesRequest) {
     let context = ExtractedRequestContext::from_body(request.body());
     request.turn_state = context.turn_state;
diff --git a/backend/crates/providers/openai/tests/transport/request.rs b/backend/crates/providers/openai/tests/transport/request.rs
index d858368cd..72702c558 100644
--- a/backend/crates/providers/openai/tests/transport/request.rs
+++ b/backend/crates/providers/openai/tests/transport/request.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ fn encoder_should_never_hash_prompt_content_into_an_accountless_pool_identity()
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn encoder_should_only_patch_model_and_preserve_raw_generate_semantics() {
+fn encoder_should_patch_model_and_preserve_supported_generate_semantics() {
     let request = request(Map::from_iter([
         ("model".to_owned(), json!("client-model")),
         ("input".to_owned(), json!("secret prompt")),
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ fn encoder_should_only_patch_model_and_preserve_raw_generate_semantics() {
             "tools".to_owned(),
             json!([{"type": "function", "name": "lookup", "strict": true}]),
         ),
-        ("max_output_tokens".to_owned(), json!(512)),
         ("store".to_owned(), json!(false)),
         (
             "reasoning".to_owned(),
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ fn encoder_should_only_patch_model_and_preserve_raw_generate_semantics() {
     let encoded = encode_generate_request(&request, "gpt-test").expect("encode");
     assert_eq!(encoded.body().get("model"), Some(&json!("gpt-test")));
     assert!(encoded.body().get("stream").is_none());
-    assert_eq!(encoded.body().get("max_output_tokens"), Some(&json!(512)));
     assert_eq!(encoded.body().get("store"), Some(&json!(false)));
     let body = Value::Object(encoded.body().clone());
     assert_eq!(body.pointer("/tools/0/strict"), Some(&json!(true)));
@@ -97,6 +95,28 @@ fn encoder_should_only_patch_model_and_preserve_raw_generate_semantics() {
     assert!(!encoded.force_http_sse);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn encoder_should_remove_unsupported_fields_from_upstream_body() {
+    let request = request(Map::from_iter([
+        ("model".to_owned(), json!("client-model")),
+        ("input".to_owned(), json!("hello")),
+        ("max_output_tokens".to_owned(), json!(512)),
+        ("max_tokens".to_owned(), json!(256)),
+        ("temperature".to_owned(), json!(0.2)),
+    ]));
+
+    let encoded = encode_generate_request(&request, "gpt-test").expect("encode");
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        Value::Object(encoded.body().clone()),
+        json!({
+            "model": "gpt-test",
+            "input": "hello",
+            "max_tokens": 256,
+        })
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn encoder_should_preserve_client_store_intent() {
     let request = request(Map::from_iter([