ChatGPT Desktop App's Memory Leak: One Codex Session Eats 22GB of RAM

Ecstatic_Mammoth_421 · reddit · 2026-09-29

A Reddit user complains that the ChatGPT desktop app leaks memory, with a single Codex session consuming up to 22GB of RAM. The post quips that among OpenAI's announced "20+ launches," one should hopefully fix the desktop client's memory management — highlighting real-world resource-usage issues with Codex's desktop integration.

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