diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/client.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/client.rs
index 683091b174..2085c39f02 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/client.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/client.rs
@@ -216,10 +216,12 @@ impl ModelClient {
         let verbosity = if self.config.model_family.support_verbosity {
             self.config.model_verbosity
         } else {
-            warn!(
-                "model_verbosity is set but ignored as the model does not support verbosity: {}",
-                self.config.model_family.family
-            );
+            if self.config.model_verbosity.is_some() {
+                warn!(
+                    "model_verbosity is set but ignored as the model does not support verbosity: {}",
+                    self.config.model_family.family
+                );
+            }
             None
         };
 
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/model_family.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/model_family.rs
index d6da1b05c4..a04443611b 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/model_family.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/model_family.rs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ pub fn find_family_for_model(slug: &str) -> Option<ModelFamily> {
             reasoning_summary_format: ReasoningSummaryFormat::Experimental,
             base_instructions: GPT_5_CODEX_INSTRUCTIONS.to_string(),
             apply_patch_tool_type: Some(ApplyPatchToolType::Freeform),
-            support_verbosity: true,
+            support_verbosity: false,
         )
     } else if slug.starts_with("gpt-5") {
         model_family!(