GPT-5.6 Quota Drains Too Fast
kimmonismus · x · 2026-07-12
The author complains that after switching GPT-5.6 from high to medium (and not using fast mode), the quota still drains incredibly fast, running out in almost 5 hours despite using up three resets.
They conclude that OpenAI needs to improve efficiency; the current biggest bottleneck isn't capability, but usage costs and rate limits.
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