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Codex Performance issue after update to latest version - on Mac

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Description

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

26.818.61809

What subscription do you have?

Plus

What platform is your computer?

MacBook Pro 26.5.2

What issue are you seeing?

Yes—I pulled the available statistics from your recent Codex task history.

Across 34 completed turns in 8 tasks:

  • Median duration: 5m 15s
  • Average: 11m 03s
  • 75th percentile: 15m 01s
  • 90th percentile: 30m 12s
  • Maximum: 44m 21s
  • 13 of 34 turns exceeded 10 minutes
  • 6 of 34 exceeded 20 minutes

The strongest regression signal:

  • Latest 10 turns: median 8m 58s
  • Previous 10 turns: median 2m 41s
  • That is approximately 3.3× slower by median
  • Mean increased from 9m 20s to 11m 21s

Your last simple support question also took approximately 40 seconds.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Yes—I pulled the available statistics from your recent Codex task history.

Across 34 completed turns in 8 tasks:

  • Median duration: 5m 15s
  • Average: 11m 03s
  • 75th percentile: 15m 01s
  • 90th percentile: 30m 12s
  • Maximum: 44m 21s
  • 13 of 34 turns exceeded 10 minutes
  • 6 of 34 exceeded 20 minutes

The strongest regression signal:

  • Latest 10 turns: median 8m 58s
  • Previous 10 turns: median 2m 41s
  • That is approximately 3.3× slower by median
  • Mean increased from 9m 20s to 11m 21s

Your last simple support question also took approximately 40 seconds.

What is the expected behavior?

No response

Additional information

No response

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Research direction

The report concerns Codex App version 26.818.61809 on a MacBook Pro 26.5.2 and includes timing statistics from 34 turns across 8 tasks. Start by investigating the reported post-update slowdown and determine whether the regression can be reproduced; completion requires a confirmed cause or reproducible performance comparison, since no expected behavior is specified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
macos
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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