openai / openai/codex

Abnormal Codex Usage

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Description

Today, the usage of Codex was noticeably abnormal. Normally, many tasks executed in a day would consume less than 10% of the code, but today, a single task that took 6 minutes and 5 hours consumed 19% of the code. The task itself was similar to usual, involving only fixing a minor bug.

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Research direction

No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reviewing the reported task duration and usage percentage, then compare its usage accounting with similar tasks to identify whether the anomaly is reproducible. Done means explaining the discrepancy or documenting the missing details needed to investigate it.

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Assessment

Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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