Testing Shows $20 Codex Plan Caps Out at ~3 Hours of Work

Developers testing the $20 Codex subscription hit usage caps after about 2.5–3 hours of continuous work, with one estimating only 12.5 hours of full-speed generation per week—too little for full-time use.

2026-11-05 ~ 2026-11-06 · 2 related posts

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• Real-world test: $20 Codex plan only yields ~12.5 hours of generation per week — tristanbob · 2026-11-06