Codex Tip: Switching reasoning levels invalidates context cache

mark_k · x · 2026-08-17

If you frequently switch reasoning levels (e.g., between "Medium" and "High") while working with Codex, reconsider. Changing levels invalidates the context cache, forcing a regeneration of the entire context window and costing significantly more tokens.

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