diff --git a/sdk/api/handlers/openai/openai_responses_websocket.go b/sdk/api/handlers/openai/openai_responses_websocket.go
index caf26f13..7a9d2224 100644
--- a/sdk/api/handlers/openai/openai_responses_websocket.go
+++ b/sdk/api/handlers/openai/openai_responses_websocket.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func (h *OpenAIResponsesAPIHandler) ResponsesWebsocket(c *gin.Context) {
 	var lastRequest []byte
 	lastResponseOutput := []byte("[]")
 	pinnedAuthID := ""
+	forceTranscriptReplayNextRequest := false
 
 	for {
 		msgType, payload, errReadMessage := conn.ReadMessage()
@@ -115,6 +116,9 @@ func (h *OpenAIResponsesAPIHandler) ResponsesWebsocket(c *gin.Context) {
 			}
 			allowIncrementalInputWithPreviousResponseID = h.websocketUpstreamSupportsIncrementalInputForModel(requestModelName)
 		}
+		if forceTranscriptReplayNextRequest {
+			allowIncrementalInputWithPreviousResponseID = false
+		}
 
 		allowCompactionReplayBypass := false
 		if pinnedAuthID != "" && h != nil && h.AuthManager != nil {
@@ -179,7 +183,13 @@ func (h *OpenAIResponsesAPIHandler) ResponsesWebsocket(c *gin.Context) {
 
 		requestJSON = repairResponsesWebsocketToolCalls(downstreamSessionKey, requestJSON)
 		updatedLastRequest = bytes.Clone(requestJSON)
+		previousLastRequest := bytes.Clone(lastRequest)
+		previousLastResponseOutput := bytes.Clone(lastResponseOutput)
+		forcedTranscriptReplay := forceTranscriptReplayNextRequest
 		lastRequest = updatedLastRequest
+		if forcedTranscriptReplay {
+			forceTranscriptReplayNextRequest = false
+		}
 
 		modelName := gjson.GetBytes(requestJSON, "model").String()
 		cliCtx, cliCancel := h.GetContextWithCancel(h, c, context.Background())
@@ -204,12 +214,19 @@ func (h *OpenAIResponsesAPIHandler) ResponsesWebsocket(c *gin.Context) {
 		}
 		dataChan, _, errChan := h.ExecuteStreamWithAuthManager(cliCtx, h.HandlerType(), modelName, requestJSON, "")
 
-		completedOutput, errForward := h.forwardResponsesWebsocket(c, conn, cliCancel, dataChan, errChan, &wsTimelineLog, passthroughSessionID)
+		completedOutput, forwardErrMsg, errForward := h.forwardResponsesWebsocket(c, conn, cliCancel, dataChan, errChan, &wsTimelineLog, passthroughSessionID)
 		if errForward != nil {
 			wsTerminateErr = errForward
 			log.Warnf("responses websocket: forward failed id=%s error=%v", passthroughSessionID, errForward)
 			return
 		}
+		if shouldReleaseResponsesWebsocketPinnedAuth(forwardErrMsg) {
+			pinnedAuthID = ""
+			forceTranscriptReplayNextRequest = true
+			lastRequest = previousLastRequest
+			lastResponseOutput = previousLastResponseOutput
+			continue
+		}
 		lastResponseOutput = completedOutput
 	}
 }
@@ -810,7 +827,7 @@ func (h *OpenAIResponsesAPIHandler) forwardResponsesWebsocket(
 	errs <-chan *interfaces.ErrorMessage,
 	wsTimelineLog *strings.Builder,
 	sessionID string,
-) ([]byte, error) {
+) ([]byte, *interfaces.ErrorMessage, error) {
 	completed := false
 	completedOutput := []byte("[]")
 	downstreamSessionKey := ""
@@ -822,7 +839,7 @@ func (h *OpenAIResponsesAPIHandler) forwardResponsesWebsocket(
 		select {
 		case <-c.Request.Context().Done():
 			cancel(c.Request.Context().Err())
-			return completedOutput, c.Request.Context().Err()
+			return completedOutput, nil, c.Request.Context().Err()
 		case errMsg, ok := <-errs:
 			if !ok {
 				errs = nil
@@ -847,7 +864,7 @@ func (h *OpenAIResponsesAPIHandler) forwardResponsesWebsocket(
 					// 	errWrite,
 					// )
 					cancel(errMsg.Error)
-					return completedOutput, errWrite
+					return completedOutput, errMsg, errWrite
 				}
 			}
 			if errMsg != nil {
@@ -855,7 +872,7 @@ func (h *OpenAIResponsesAPIHandler) forwardResponsesWebsocket(
 			} else {
 				cancel(nil)
 			}
-			return completedOutput, nil
+			return completedOutput, errMsg, nil
 		case chunk, ok := <-data:
 			if !ok {
 				if !completed {
@@ -881,13 +898,13 @@ func (h *OpenAIResponsesAPIHandler) forwardResponsesWebsocket(
 							errWrite,
 						)
 						cancel(errMsg.Error)
-						return completedOutput, errWrite
+						return completedOutput, errMsg, errWrite
 					}
 					cancel(errMsg.Error)
-					return completedOutput, nil
+					return completedOutput, errMsg, nil
 				}
 				cancel(nil)
-				return completedOutput, nil
+				return completedOutput, nil, nil
 			}
 
 			payloads := websocketJSONPayloadsFromChunk(chunk)
@@ -914,13 +931,31 @@ func (h *OpenAIResponsesAPIHandler) forwardResponsesWebsocket(
 						errWrite,
 					)
 					cancel(errWrite)
-					return completedOutput, errWrite
+					return completedOutput, nil, errWrite
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+func shouldReleaseResponsesWebsocketPinnedAuth(errMsg *interfaces.ErrorMessage) bool {
+	if errMsg == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	status := errMsg.StatusCode
+	if status <= 0 && errMsg.Error != nil {
+		if se, ok := errMsg.Error.(interface{ StatusCode() int }); ok && se != nil {
+			status = se.StatusCode()
+		}
+	}
+	switch status {
+	case http.StatusUnauthorized, http.StatusPaymentRequired, http.StatusForbidden, http.StatusTooManyRequests:
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
 func responseCompletedOutputFromPayload(payload []byte) []byte {
 	output := gjson.GetBytes(payload, "response.output")
 	if output.Exists() && output.IsArray() {
diff --git a/sdk/api/handlers/openai/openai_responses_websocket_test.go b/sdk/api/handlers/openai/openai_responses_websocket_test.go
index f2c4319e..1d397ecd 100644
--- a/sdk/api/handlers/openai/openai_responses_websocket_test.go
+++ b/sdk/api/handlers/openai/openai_responses_websocket_test.go
@@ -69,6 +69,22 @@ type websocketAuthCaptureExecutor struct {
 	authIDs []string
 }
 
+type websocketPinnedFailoverExecutor struct {
+	mu       sync.Mutex
+	authIDs  []string
+	calls    map[string]int
+	payloads map[string][][]byte
+}
+
+type websocketPinnedFailoverStatusError struct {
+	status int
+	msg    string
+}
+
+func (e websocketPinnedFailoverStatusError) Error() string { return e.msg }
+
+func (e websocketPinnedFailoverStatusError) StatusCode() int { return e.status }
+
 func (e *websocketAuthCaptureExecutor) Identifier() string { return "test-provider" }
 
 func (e *websocketAuthCaptureExecutor) Execute(context.Context, *coreauth.Auth, coreexecutor.Request, coreexecutor.Options) (coreexecutor.Response, error) {
@@ -106,6 +122,76 @@ func (e *websocketAuthCaptureExecutor) AuthIDs() []string {
 	return append([]string(nil), e.authIDs...)
 }
 
+func (e *websocketPinnedFailoverExecutor) Identifier() string { return "test-provider" }
+
+func (e *websocketPinnedFailoverExecutor) Execute(context.Context, *coreauth.Auth, coreexecutor.Request, coreexecutor.Options) (coreexecutor.Response, error) {
+	return coreexecutor.Response{}, errors.New("not implemented")
+}
+
+func (e *websocketPinnedFailoverExecutor) ExecuteStream(_ context.Context, auth *coreauth.Auth, req coreexecutor.Request, _ coreexecutor.Options) (*coreexecutor.StreamResult, error) {
+	authID := ""
+	if auth != nil {
+		authID = auth.ID
+	}
+
+	e.mu.Lock()
+	if e.calls == nil {
+		e.calls = make(map[string]int)
+	}
+	if e.payloads == nil {
+		e.payloads = make(map[string][][]byte)
+	}
+	e.authIDs = append(e.authIDs, authID)
+	e.calls[authID]++
+	call := e.calls[authID]
+	e.payloads[authID] = append(e.payloads[authID], bytes.Clone(req.Payload))
+	e.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if authID == "auth-a" && call == 2 {
+		chunks := make(chan coreexecutor.StreamChunk, 1)
+		chunks <- coreexecutor.StreamChunk{Err: websocketPinnedFailoverStatusError{
+			status: http.StatusTooManyRequests,
+			msg:    `{"error":{"message":"quota exhausted","type":"rate_limit_error","code":"rate_limit_exceeded"}}`,
+		}}
+		close(chunks)
+		return &coreexecutor.StreamResult{Chunks: chunks}, nil
+	}
+
+	chunks := make(chan coreexecutor.StreamChunk, 1)
+	chunks <- coreexecutor.StreamChunk{Payload: []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`{"type":"response.completed","response":{"id":"resp-%s-%d","output":[{"type":"message","id":"out-%s-%d"}]}}`, authID, call, authID, call))}
+	close(chunks)
+	return &coreexecutor.StreamResult{Chunks: chunks}, nil
+}
+
+func (e *websocketPinnedFailoverExecutor) Refresh(_ context.Context, auth *coreauth.Auth) (*coreauth.Auth, error) {
+	return auth, nil
+}
+
+func (e *websocketPinnedFailoverExecutor) CountTokens(context.Context, *coreauth.Auth, coreexecutor.Request, coreexecutor.Options) (coreexecutor.Response, error) {
+	return coreexecutor.Response{}, errors.New("not implemented")
+}
+
+func (e *websocketPinnedFailoverExecutor) HttpRequest(context.Context, *coreauth.Auth, *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	return nil, errors.New("not implemented")
+}
+
+func (e *websocketPinnedFailoverExecutor) AuthIDs() []string {
+	e.mu.Lock()
+	defer e.mu.Unlock()
+	return append([]string(nil), e.authIDs...)
+}
+
+func (e *websocketPinnedFailoverExecutor) Payloads(authID string) [][]byte {
+	e.mu.Lock()
+	defer e.mu.Unlock()
+	src := e.payloads[authID]
+	out := make([][]byte, len(src))
+	for i := range src {
+		out[i] = bytes.Clone(src[i])
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
 func (e *websocketCaptureExecutor) Identifier() string { return "test-provider" }
 
 func (e *websocketCaptureExecutor) Execute(context.Context, *coreauth.Auth, coreexecutor.Request, coreexecutor.Options) (coreexecutor.Response, error) {
@@ -681,7 +767,7 @@ func TestForwardResponsesWebsocketPreservesCompletedEvent(t *testing.T) {
 		close(errCh)
 
 		var timelineLog strings.Builder
-		completedOutput, err := (*OpenAIResponsesAPIHandler)(nil).forwardResponsesWebsocket(
+		completedOutput, errMsg, err := (*OpenAIResponsesAPIHandler)(nil).forwardResponsesWebsocket(
 			ctx,
 			conn,
 			func(...interface{}) {},
@@ -694,6 +780,10 @@ func TestForwardResponsesWebsocketPreservesCompletedEvent(t *testing.T) {
 			serverErrCh <- err
 			return
 		}
+		if errMsg != nil {
+			serverErrCh <- fmt.Errorf("unexpected websocket error message: %v", errMsg.Error)
+			return
+		}
 		if gjson.GetBytes(completedOutput, "0.id").String() != "out-1" {
 			serverErrCh <- errors.New("completed output not captured")
 			return
@@ -760,7 +850,7 @@ func TestForwardResponsesWebsocketLogsAttemptedResponseOnWriteFailure(t *testing
 			return
 		}
 
-		_, err = (*OpenAIResponsesAPIHandler)(nil).forwardResponsesWebsocket(
+		_, _, err = (*OpenAIResponsesAPIHandler)(nil).forwardResponsesWebsocket(
 			ctx,
 			conn,
 			func(...interface{}) {},
@@ -1113,6 +1203,99 @@ func TestResponsesWebsocketPinsOnlyWebsocketCapableAuth(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestResponsesWebsocketReleasesPinnedAuthAfterQuotaError(t *testing.T) {
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+
+	selector := &orderedWebsocketSelector{order: []string{"auth-a", "auth-b"}}
+	executor := &websocketPinnedFailoverExecutor{}
+	manager := coreauth.NewManager(nil, selector, nil)
+	manager.RegisterExecutor(executor)
+
+	authA := &coreauth.Auth{
+		ID:         "auth-a",
+		Provider:   executor.Identifier(),
+		Status:     coreauth.StatusActive,
+		Attributes: map[string]string{"websockets": "true"},
+	}
+	if _, err := manager.Register(context.Background(), authA); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Register auth A: %v", err)
+	}
+	authB := &coreauth.Auth{
+		ID:         "auth-b",
+		Provider:   executor.Identifier(),
+		Status:     coreauth.StatusActive,
+		Attributes: map[string]string{"websockets": "true"},
+	}
+	if _, err := manager.Register(context.Background(), authB); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Register auth B: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	registry.GetGlobalRegistry().RegisterClient(authA.ID, authA.Provider, []*registry.ModelInfo{{ID: "quota-model"}})
+	registry.GetGlobalRegistry().RegisterClient(authB.ID, authB.Provider, []*registry.ModelInfo{{ID: "quota-model"}})
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		registry.GetGlobalRegistry().UnregisterClient(authA.ID)
+		registry.GetGlobalRegistry().UnregisterClient(authB.ID)
+	})
+
+	base := handlers.NewBaseAPIHandlers(&sdkconfig.SDKConfig{}, manager)
+	h := NewOpenAIResponsesAPIHandler(base)
+	router := gin.New()
+	router.GET("/v1/responses/ws", h.ResponsesWebsocket)
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(router)
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	wsURL := "ws" + strings.TrimPrefix(server.URL, "http") + "/v1/responses/ws"
+	conn, _, err := websocket.DefaultDialer.Dial(wsURL, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("dial websocket: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if errClose := conn.Close(); errClose != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("close websocket: %v", errClose)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	requests := []string{
+		`{"type":"response.create","model":"quota-model","input":[{"type":"message","id":"msg-1"}]}`,
+		`{"type":"response.create","previous_response_id":"resp-auth-a-1","input":[{"type":"message","id":"msg-2"}]}`,
+		`{"type":"response.create","previous_response_id":"resp-auth-a-1","input":[{"type":"message","id":"msg-3"}]}`,
+	}
+	wantTypes := []string{wsEventTypeCompleted, wsEventTypeError, wsEventTypeCompleted}
+	for i := range requests {
+		if errWrite := conn.WriteMessage(websocket.TextMessage, []byte(requests[i])); errWrite != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("write websocket message %d: %v", i+1, errWrite)
+		}
+		_, payload, errReadMessage := conn.ReadMessage()
+		if errReadMessage != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("read websocket message %d: %v", i+1, errReadMessage)
+		}
+		if got := gjson.GetBytes(payload, "type").String(); got != wantTypes[i] {
+			t.Fatalf("message %d payload type = %s, want %s: %s", i+1, got, wantTypes[i], payload)
+		}
+		if i == 1 && int(gjson.GetBytes(payload, "status").Int()) != http.StatusTooManyRequests {
+			t.Fatalf("quota payload status = %d, want %d: %s", gjson.GetBytes(payload, "status").Int(), http.StatusTooManyRequests, payload)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if got := executor.AuthIDs(); len(got) != 3 || got[0] != "auth-a" || got[1] != "auth-a" || got[2] != "auth-b" {
+		t.Fatalf("selected auth IDs = %v, want [auth-a auth-a auth-b]", got)
+	}
+
+	authBPayloads := executor.Payloads("auth-b")
+	if len(authBPayloads) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("auth-b payload count = %d, want 1", len(authBPayloads))
+	}
+	authBPayload := authBPayloads[0]
+	if gjson.GetBytes(authBPayload, "previous_response_id").Exists() {
+		t.Fatalf("previous_response_id leaked after auth failover: %s", authBPayload)
+	}
+	authBInput := gjson.GetBytes(authBPayload, "input").Raw
+	if !strings.Contains(authBInput, `"id":"msg-1"`) || !strings.Contains(authBInput, `"id":"msg-3"`) {
+		t.Fatalf("auth-b replay input missing expected transcript items: %s", authBInput)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNormalizeResponsesWebsocketRequestTreatsTranscriptReplacementAsReset(t *testing.T) {
 	lastRequest := []byte(`{"model":"test-model","stream":true,"input":[{"type":"message","id":"msg-1"},{"type":"function_call","id":"fc-1","call_id":"call-1"},{"type":"function_call_output","id":"tool-out-1","call_id":"call-1"},{"type":"message","id":"assistant-1","role":"assistant"}]}`)
 	lastResponseOutput := []byte(`[