Codex Ran 7 Parallel Tasks, Burning 40% of Weekly Quota

A user reported that Codex ignored a sequential task dependency, spawning 7 parallel astra max tasks that burned 40% of their weekly quota in an hour. The outputs were poor enough to require full rework, which the user attributed to remotely controlling Codex via the ChatGPT mobile app.

2026-09-27 ~ 2026-09-27 · 2 related posts

• User says Codex ran 7 parallel tasks uninvited, burned 40% of weekly tokens in an hour — Yamapama · 2026-09-27
• Codex follow-up: user blames phone-based remote control for botched job and rework — Yamapama · 2026-09-27