Codex's 5-hour limits and Grok 4.7's heavy usage push devs to hunt cheaper coding models
Trick_Rent_1231 · reddit · 2026-10-02
A heavy agentic-coding user is asking for cost-effective model recommendations: he burned through Codex's weekly quota in 1-2 days, and after the 5-hour usage limit was reinstated the subscription became unusable. He switched to Cursor with Grok 4.5, but Grok 4.7's consumption is so high that his Pro+ monthly quota ran out in 3 days.
The thread captures how tight coding-model subscription limits have become across providers, with the community discussing the best value option for agentic coding right now.
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