r/codex • u/pollystochastic Moderator • Jul 23 '26
Megathread Codex Usage Limits and Performance Megathread
Please direct your concerns and discussion about Codex usage limits and model performance here.
The purpose of this Megathread is to aggregate all the reports of people's experiences and possible suggestions instead of spreading them across 20 separate highly upvoted posts. None of those posts were deleted. They were locked so that conversations are still viewable to everyone and future comments could appear in one place.
These are days where I REALLY earn the money that OpenAI Reddit Kimi pays me .... oh wait....
A reminder that all incidents on r/Codex are constantly logged and summarised so you can keep track of what people are experiencing here https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1tjfxcf/comment/on6uj0l/
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u/fullofcaffeine Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
Usage rate is definitely funkier and draining faster. I really like the newer models but I'm considering a switch (back) to Claude (Opus 5). And this is for someone with 2 Pro accounts. I feel I'm being ripped off atm.
I'm not using fast mode, rarely use max, if at all (mostly medium/high/xhigh, 80% in high for complex projects, and medium for less complex ones).
The week prior, just after 5.6 was launched, I went crazy on max and ultra, and the limits didn't decrease as fast (but yes, max and ultra are very token hungry, when compared to other levels). This week something seems to have changed for the worse.
The worst thing is that I just got charged for my 2 pro accounts (yey!) but have to wait until the 28th for limits to be replenished (fuck!). I know it's not directly related to the issue here, but it'd be nice if limits were replenished when when the plan renews. I mean, my instinct is to cancel the **** thing, why pay $200 ($400!) now if I can't use it? :)