Codex burns 5% of Pro 5x weekly limit in 19-minute task, UI lags
daniel_mac8 · x · 2026-09-07
Developer danielmac8 tested OpenAI Codex on a task shown in a video: it worked for 19 minutes and consumed 5% of his Pro 5x weekly usage limit, suggesting the quota runs out quickly. He also noted the Codex UI became laggy during the run, suspecting local CPU overload.
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