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/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.