diff --git a/pkg/providers/openai_compat/provider.go b/pkg/providers/openai_compat/provider.go
index 09bfddc1d..7471f8a46 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/openai_compat/provider.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/openai_compat/provider.go
@@ -691,6 +691,13 @@ func parseResponsesResponse(body io.Reader) (*LLMResponse, error) {
 		if len(apiResponse.Output) == 0 {
 			return nil, errors.New("openai responses returned terminal status with empty output")
 		}
+	case "failed":
+		if apiResponse.Error != nil {
+			if msg := strings.TrimSpace(apiResponse.Error.Message); msg != "" {
+				return nil, errors.New(msg)
+			}
+		}
+		return nil, errors.New("openai responses request failed")
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("openai responses returned unexpected or non-terminal status: %q", status)
 	}
@@ -760,17 +767,10 @@ func parseResponsesResponse(body io.Reader) (*LLMResponse, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if apiResponse.Status == "failed" {
-		if apiResponse.Error != nil && apiResponse.Error.Message != "" {
-			return nil, errors.New(apiResponse.Error.Message)
-		}
-		return nil, errors.New("openai responses request failed")
-	}
-
 	finishReason := "stop"
 	if len(toolCalls) > 0 {
 		finishReason = "tool_calls"
-	} else if apiResponse.Status == "incomplete" {
+	} else if status == "incomplete" {
 		finishReason = "length"
 		if apiResponse.IncompleteDetails != nil && apiResponse.IncompleteDetails.Reason != "" && apiResponse.IncompleteDetails.Reason != "max_output_tokens" {
 			finishReason = apiResponse.IncompleteDetails.Reason
diff --git a/pkg/providers/openai_compat/provider_test.go b/pkg/providers/openai_compat/provider_test.go
index e88c0c845..b6ca73a44 100644
--- a/pkg/providers/openai_compat/provider_test.go
+++ b/pkg/providers/openai_compat/provider_test.go
@@ -556,6 +556,29 @@ func TestProviderChat_ParsesRefusalFromResponses(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestParseResponsesResponse_FailedStatusUsesServerMessage(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := parseResponsesResponse(strings.NewReader(`{"status":" failed ","error":{"message":"responses failed"}}`))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
+	}
+	if err.Error() != "responses failed" {
+		t.Fatalf("error = %q, want %q", err.Error(), "responses failed")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestParseResponsesResponse_UsesNormalizedIncompleteStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	out, err := parseResponsesResponse(strings.NewReader(`{"status":" incomplete ","output":[{"type":"message","content":[{"type":"output_text","text":"partial answer"}]}],"incomplete_details":{"reason":"content_filter"}}`))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parseResponsesResponse() error = %v", err)
+	}
+	if out.Content != "partial answer" {
+		t.Fatalf("Content = %q, want %q", out.Content, "partial answer")
+	}
+	if out.FinishReason != "content_filter" {
+		t.Fatalf("FinishReason = %q, want %q", out.FinishReason, "content_filter")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestProviderChat_UsesMaxCompletionTokensForGLM(t *testing.T) {
 	var requestBody map[string]any