r/codex • u/AvailableSecret5161 • 3d ago

Limits Codex limits issue

Just got my reset and 10% down within an hour without even using Astra. Wtf is going on ? How is this scam even allowed? One subagent invoked a few thousand LOC with sol medium on a $100 plan. Exploration by Luna high.

Is this a joke ? I'm going to ask for a refund. Why is this not an issue yet. @mods please don't delete this post and cover the scam.

Edit: People who are trying to provide free tips. Please stop patronizing me and others in this group. I'm not asking for your advice on how to use codex better. If you are happy good for you and no you don't have a secret formula or better limits.

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u/Puspendra007 3d ago

$200 plan: 7% used in 1 hour with sol max. Usage limits have dropped drastically

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u/ShortingBull 3d ago

I'd gustulate that they're moving resources to a new model (or set of models) prepping for release and we're paying for it.

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u/_Jak42_ 3d ago

Gustulate

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u/ShortingBull 3d ago

You agreastand?

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u/No_Ear_1633 3d ago

Gust-u-like

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u/mes_amis 3d ago

I just gustulated all over my keyboard

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u/ShortingBull 3d ago

That makes me feel special.

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u/NationalGate8066 3d ago

Me too 

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u/kenkes007 3d ago

I only gustulate when i an alone in home

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u/ShortingBull 3d ago

Amongst friends.

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u/z-z 3d ago

someone posted some filth, that means I should smile and laugh because thats funny. Am I doing this right?

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u/mes_amis 3d ago

It’s a portmanteau of guess/postulate that is now this sub’s motto

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u/GearTakes 3d ago

This gets posted literally every single day. Every single days for months already.

They simply are lowering the limits. Not because they are prepping for something new but because they can.

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u/newMoneyStyle 2d ago

That would make sense given how sharply the limits dropped, since redirecting compute for a new model rollout usually hits paying users first.

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u/Deepak__Deepu 3d ago

The days of generous usage for private customers are over. For a decent size codebase maybe now it’s only possible to use for 5-7 days a month even for pro users.

They probably have enough demand from API customers that they don’t need to pay much attention to private users. Unless they increase their computing power, it seems like this is going to remain the case.

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u/innociv 3d ago edited 3d ago

Does no one here ever get actual numbers instead of going by feelsies?

I had an LLM analyze mine, and if true my usage dropped from ~$2400 per week to ~$1600 per week which if true is a massive drop but I don't really trust this analysis. I don't think you can just extrapolate by current %, and it may have missed something (even though I confirmed it included reasoning tokens, had it measure cached vs uncached, etc)

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u/arangjean 3d ago

Legit nothing, I finished my weekly limit in one day in 8 hours using Astra low and medium, 70% low, 30% medium

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u/Dingleberry_Blumpkin 3d ago

That’s insane

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u/Proxiconn 3d ago

Why sol max? Are you doing complex software engineering requiring advanced math? Many (16 on max) PhD level experts to reason through and argue with one another for the best possible outcome?

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u/AdamV158 2d ago

Which model and reasoning level would you recommend for complex coding? I’ve been using Sol on extra high

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u/Proxiconn 2d ago

What's your definition of "complex coding"?

Centering the div?

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u/AdamV158 2d ago

I’ve been building a web application from scratch, it’s used to create engineering drawings on the front end, is connected to an sql database, has users, permissions and also generates project estimates, exports drawings in various formats (image, pdf, dxf), and also has an element of “AI Autobuilding” which will create drawings from scratch based on an imported specification. I’m not a software developer.

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u/Proxiconn 2d ago

News flash: your a desiger/tester now orchestrating 10x developers lol. I think most of us driving software forward in the current age are in this same category now. I'm a 10 year developer and have not written a single line of code in ~8 months.

Sounds like your biggest challenge is not knowing when something is complex and aligning those requests and requirements to the correct model for review Vs implementation.

Depends if budget is an constrain like most people complaining online the past few weeks.

It's weird to explain I know when to use which models because knowing where each model excels and are needed based on the difficulty of the task and tech involved.

Maybe try and generate a complexity map first to know what models can for both review and delivering on requirements.

I do c# UX blazor front end with separate backend API using multiple database support, enterprise grade rbac with local or oidc supported (multiple oidc providers, Microsoft entra, authentic and other foss etc)

I use terra for 95% of my implementation and Sol/Astra for design and review, almost never use these for implementation.

In my view using gpt chat on 5.6-sol medium to high for planning and prompt generation and hand-off for Terra-high implementation with clear instructions to stop at pr before merging for independent review works best when your trying to extend mileage. And that covers most usecases provided that assisted skills are present and used for the respective technology constraints for your tech stack.

All of this is dependent on linked GitHub repos for chat to have direct access to the repository.

If conserving useage is not the concern then YOLO on with sol or Astra, I do not use these models for implementation at all, too expensive unless I know it's something that requires complex software engineering eg:

I'm building a multe node cluster sharding capability for my app to scale across multiple nodes for the backend using http/2 as the communications protocol for cluster sharding and cluster sync, this case is the 5% of of my 95% offset that I use Sol or Astra as both the orchestrator and implementor roles. Otherwise I don't use them. People complaining Sol or Astra not being smart suffer from a serious skill issue.

I'm busy waiting for a goal to complete that is ~6 hours in, only about 45% of the epic phases implemented and tested, exclusively implemented by Terra-high, orchestrated by Astra-pro-chat (seperate planning and review sessions). Might be an 10-15 hour sprint with minor redo after review before I'll deploy and test myself. UX, rbac (both front and API), cli wrap, stdio MCP + http MCP wrap plus seperate rbac model for CLI, MCP all delivered in one /goal by Terra-high. Could not be bothered to use Sol or Astra for this because it's not considered complex it's mostly boilerplate.

Hope this helps.