diff --git a/open-sse/handlers/imageGeneration.ts b/open-sse/handlers/imageGeneration.ts
index 8ba6286a31..bc0f4cf30a 100644
--- a/open-sse/handlers/imageGeneration.ts
+++ b/open-sse/handlers/imageGeneration.ts
@@ -2193,7 +2193,7 @@ async function handleCodexImageGeneration({
   if (log && requestedCount > 1) {
     log.warn(
       "IMAGE",
-      `Codex hosted image_generation returns one image per call; requested n=${requestedCount} will run sequentially`
+      `Codex hosted image_generation returns one image per call; requested n=${requestedCount} will fan out in parallel`
     );
   }
 
@@ -2262,8 +2262,7 @@ async function handleCodexImageGeneration({
     );
   }
 
-  const collected: Array<{ b64_json: string; revised_prompt?: string }> = [];
-  for (let i = 0; i < requestedCount; i++) {
+  const fetchOneImage = async () => {
     let response: Response;
     try {
       response = await fetch(providerConfig.baseUrl, {
@@ -2273,44 +2272,64 @@ async function handleCodexImageGeneration({
       });
     } catch (err) {
       if (log) log.error("IMAGE", `${provider} fetch error: ${(err as Error).message}`);
-      return saveImageErrorResult({
-        provider,
-        model,
-        status: 502,
-        startTime,
-        error: `Image provider error: ${(err as Error).message}`,
-        requestBody: upstreamBody,
-      });
+      return {
+        ok: false as const,
+        error: {
+          provider,
+          model,
+          status: 502,
+          startTime,
+          error: `Image provider error: ${(err as Error).message}`,
+          requestBody: upstreamBody,
+        },
+      };
     }
 
     if (!response.ok) {
       const errorText = await response.text();
       if (log)
         log.error("IMAGE", `${provider} error ${response.status}: ${errorText.slice(0, 200)}`);
-      return saveImageErrorResult({
-        provider,
-        model,
-        status: response.status,
-        startTime,
-        error: errorText,
-        requestBody: upstreamBody,
-      });
+      return {
+        ok: false as const,
+        error: {
+          provider,
+          model,
+          status: response.status,
+          startTime,
+          error: errorText,
+          requestBody: upstreamBody,
+        },
+      };
     }
 
     const rawSSE = await response.text();
     const items = extractImageGenerationCalls(rawSSE);
     if (items.length === 0) {
-      return saveImageErrorResult({
-        provider,
-        model,
-        status: 502,
-        startTime,
-        error:
-          "Codex completed without producing an image_generation_call — the model may have declined the tool",
-        requestBody: upstreamBody,
-      });
+      return {
+        ok: false as const,
+        error: {
+          provider,
+          model,
+          status: 502,
+          startTime,
+          error:
+            "Codex completed without producing an image_generation_call — the model may have declined the tool",
+          requestBody: upstreamBody,
+        },
+      };
     }
-    for (const item of items) {
+
+    return { ok: true as const, items };
+  };
+
+  const imageResults = await Promise.all(
+    Array.from({ length: requestedCount }, () => fetchOneImage())
+  );
+
+  const collected: Array<{ b64_json: string; revised_prompt?: string }> = [];
+  for (const imageResult of imageResults) {
+    if (!imageResult.ok) return saveImageErrorResult(imageResult.error);
+    for (const item of imageResult.items) {
       collected.push({
         b64_json: item.b64,
         ...(item.revisedPrompt ? { revised_prompt: item.revisedPrompt } : {}),
diff --git a/tests/unit/image-generation-handler.test.ts b/tests/unit/image-generation-handler.test.ts
index a60c4c3e6f..83128984ae 100644
--- a/tests/unit/image-generation-handler.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/image-generation-handler.test.ts
@@ -1842,6 +1842,67 @@ test("handleImageGeneration (codex) returns a data URL when response_format is n
   }
 });
 
+test("handleImageGeneration (codex) fans out n>1 requests in parallel", async () => {
+  const originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
+  const calls = [];
+  let releaseFirst;
+  let pending;
+
+  globalThis.fetch = async (_url, options = {}) => {
+    const index = calls.length;
+    calls.push(JSON.parse(String(options.body || "{}")));
+    const sse = buildCodexSSE([
+      {
+        type: "image_generation_call",
+        id: `ig_${index + 1}`,
+        status: "completed",
+        result: index === 0 ? "Zmlyc3Q=" : "c2Vjb25k",
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    if (index === 0) {
+      return new Promise((resolve) => {
+        releaseFirst = () => resolve(new Response(sse, { status: 200 }));
+      });
+    }
+
+    return new Response(sse, { status: 200 });
+  };
+
+  try {
+    pending = handleImageGeneration({
+      body: {
+        model: "codex/gpt-5.4",
+        prompt: "kitten",
+        n: 2,
+        response_format: "b64_json",
+      },
+      credentials: { accessToken: "codex-token" },
+      log: null,
+    });
+
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    assert.equal(calls.length, 2);
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      calls.map((call) => call.input[0].content[0].text),
+      ["kitten", "kitten"]
+    );
+
+    releaseFirst();
+    const result = await pending;
+
+    assert.equal(result.success, true);
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      result.data.data.map((item) => item.b64_json),
+      ["Zmlyc3Q=", "c2Vjb25k"]
+    );
+  } finally {
+    if (releaseFirst) releaseFirst();
+    if (pending) await pending.catch(() => {});
+    globalThis.fetch = originalFetch;
+  }
+});
+
 test("handleImageGeneration (codex) surfaces an error when no image_generation_call is emitted", async () => {
   const originalFetch = globalThis.fetch;
   globalThis.fetch = async () => {