Dev slams OpenAI Codex: Astra 'doesn't know how to run itself' on long tasks

ivan_bezdomny · x · 2026-09-07

Developer ivanbezdomny criticizes OpenAI Codex for being poor at handling its own issues, and calls out the new Astra model: it's not just sloppy — it "kind of doesn't know how to run itself," struggling with when to stop and how to version work on long-running tasks. He also hit the model usage limit mid-run with no clear fallback. While still bullish on GPT Astra overall, he now thinks the negative reviews weren't entirely unfounded, adding that Claude Codex handles this much better.

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