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Codex rate limits and usage caps block work

LLM apps3 posts from 3 people3d active+00 posts in the last 7 days, 0 the 7 days before (fading)

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Posts per day3 posts, Aug 27 to Sep 25

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Account-specific capacity errors across Codex models despite a fully available weekly allowance### Environment - Subscription: ChatGPT Pro 20x - Verified CLI version: `codex-cli 0.153.4`, bundled with the desktop app - Minimal reproduction platform: macOS, Apple Silicon - Models: `gpt-6-astra`, `gpt-5.6-luna`, both at `low` reasoning - Latest verified reproduction:...openai/codexjinl96Sep 72 weeks ago
GPT-6 Astra: Usage limits consuming rapidly / short session length...Astra model. Currently, the rate limit is consumed far too quickly, making it nearly impossible to complete even minor tasks within a single session. For context, I started a fresh session with 100% capacity at 2:51 PM IST, and by 3:11 PM IST, I had already hit the limit. A...openai/codeximtiyazali73Sep 62 weeks ago
[Meta] Abnormal Codex usage/quota depletion and usage-accounting inconsistencies — cross-report tracker## Summary There are now many open Codex reports describing a common **user-visible symptom family**: > Codex subscription quota or purchased credits are depleted materially faster than the user's prior baseline or local/token evidence would predict, sometimes with abrupt...openai/codexFromArielAug 274 weeks ago

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Evidence

3 posts from 3 people in 1 place, about 2 a week over 12 days. Mostly on openai/codex. Tools named alongside: ChatGPT.

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Posts that state a pain and match the "rate-limits" rule about Codex. First post Aug 27, 2026, latest Sep 7, 2026. Corroborated: 3 or more posts from 2 or more people or places. Method

History

  • 2026-09-25 Added: Codex rate limits and usage caps block work (3 posts)

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