Codex Seems to Burn Usage Until You Open the Chat, User Suspects

machpella · reddit · 2026-10-30

A Reddit user reports Codex long tasks keep running and burning usage limits until they click into the chat, at which point the work is instantly 'done' — suspecting results were ready earlier and questioning the timing. Unverified, asking if others see the same.

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