Users Slam OpenAI Codex for Poor Token Efficiency and Fast Quota Burn

Multiple users, including developer Dimitris Papail and philosopher Seth Lazar, have publicly criticized OpenAI Codex for poor token efficiency, claiming the $20 tier lasts only a day and that 30% of quota was burned with almost no usage.

2026-09-24 ~ 2026-09-25 · 2 related posts

• Codex user reports 30% quota gone on day one with almost no work done — sethlazar · 2026-09-24
• Dev claims Codex is 10x less token-efficient than Claude Code: $20 buys one day vs one week — DimitrisPapail · 2026-09-25