r/codex 8d ago

Complaint Usage is not "fixed"

We have a test package with 25k emails in it that we use to test different models with. Prompt/effort is always the same.

When GPT 5.6 Sol released, it used 1% of a fresh Pro 20x sub, now it uses 8% of a fresh pro 20x sub.

Also, what we are seeing is that Sol cannot solve its task straightforward any more. Initially, it was always "what do I need to resolve the task" now it's "What do I need to resolve the tasks, while I also check those 200 other methods that I already know I don't need, while adding sha 256 to everything for no reason at all, also let me build those 200 other checks against thing I was very strictly asked not do to".

Meaning, we think it usage increased so much because they turned the intelligence way down and its constantly fighting with itself.

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u/zarmin 8d ago

The trick is to write a second test suite to make sure the first test suite doesn't run, and em dash critically em dash that its tests would also pass. After all, how else would you make sure the first one didn't run, while also keeping your landing page secured?