openai / openai/codex

The Codex burned through my entire limit.

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Description

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

26.903.61454

What subscription do you have?

Pro

What platform is your computer?

"x64"

What issue are you seeing?

Codex used all my tokens in one hourImage

What steps can reproduce the bug?

start any chat

What is the expected behavior?

token are slowly spending

Additional information

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in Codex App version 26.903.61454 with a Pro subscription on x64, using the reported “start any chat” steps. Compare token usage over the first hour with the expected gradual spending; done means the cause is identified and token usage no longer exhausts the limit unexpectedly.

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Assessment

Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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