Dev shows 199.7bn tokens over 200 days on OpenAI Codex, peak 8.6bn/day
Dimillian · x · 2026-10-16
Developer Dimillian shared his OpenAI (Codex) usage stats: 199.7bn lifetime tokens, a peak of 8.6bn tokens, a longest single task running 36h4m, and a 200-day streak on both longest and current streaks. The numbers offer a rare glimpse into the sheer scale of token consumption by a heavy AI coding user, and how deeply AI coding tools have embedded into daily workflows.
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