Rank, 14 days: 132 on the Codex sheet
5 people reported
All time, since Oct 11, including 1 thumbs-up on GitHub.
High idle RAM usage
“after finishing loading: ~1.5 GB, and it stays there without use”
Is this your bug? What gets counted gets fixed. Pile on.
Paste this into your agent. It files your report, with your error and version.
I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/codex/issues/11543/file Follow it to file my report. Show me the text before you send.
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High RAM usage on Windows while app is idle. Multiple "Codex" processes use about 1.5 to 2.5 GB right after launch, without any conversations or Codex tasks started.
Is this your bug?
File my report- Where
- Windows desktop app
- Versions
- 26.1007.2314.0 to 26.1020.11127
- Platforms
- Windows
- How bad
- Breaks a normal workflow. Some reports say it used to work.
Related: Desktop backend memory and process buildup
Not quite your bug?
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Original reports4, newest first
- [Windows] ChatGPT 26.1027.30824 uses 18 processes and memory grows from 1.75 to 1.98 GB without using CodexOn GitHub#58408
- Codex app on Windows: high memory usage (~1.5 GB) right after launch, started 2026-10-20On GitHub#55917
- High RAM consumptionOn GitHub#53769
- [Windows] Excessive RAM usage by ChatGPT/Codex processes while idleOn GitHub#53146