diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_codex_cli_model_picker.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_codex_cli_model_picker.py
index 3968437a856..b0dd1c6435a 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_codex_cli_model_picker.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_codex_cli_model_picker.py
@@ -95,7 +95,10 @@ def test_codex_picker_uses_live_codex_catalog(hermes_auth_only_env, tmp_path, mo
 
     providers = list_authenticated_providers(
         current_provider="openai-codex",
-        max_models=10,
+        # High cap so the curated catalog is never truncated — the assertion
+        # below checks count consistency, which only holds when max_models
+        # exceeds the catalog size (it grows as new gpt-5.x slugs land).
+        max_models=100,
     )
 
     codex = next(p for p in providers if p["slug"] == "openai-codex")