Its theme's rank, 14 days: 11 on the Codex sheet
5 people reported
All time, since Oct 19, including 1 thumbs-up on GitHub.
Usage allowance drains too fast
“However, since the recent update, my Codex usage allowance has been decreasing extremely quickly, even during normal development tasks.”
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Usage allowance drains much faster than before after update. Allowance falls "unusually quickly" during ordinary development sessions with the same workflow, one report going from 100% to 17% of the 5-hour allowance in about two hours.
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File my report- Where
- Usage limits
- Versions
- 26.1016.62342 to 26.1021.31345
- Platforms
- macOS, Windows
- How bad
- Breaks a normal workflow. Most reports say it used to work.
Part of: Codex quota drains too fast19 bugs
- Usage limits deplete too fast9 people
- Tiny prompt drains usage quota3 people
- Quota drops to zero unexpectedly2 people
- Usage limits drain faster3 people
- 5-hour limit drains fast5 people
- Weekly usage jumps while idle6 people
- Weekly allowance drains too fast2 people
- Usage attributed to gpt-6-astra3 people
- Faster quota depletion7 people
- Usage allowance drains fast2 people
Show all 18Show only the largest 10
- Usage limits drain too fast4 people
- Usage limit drains fast5 people
- Allowances exhaust too quickly4 people
- Allowance exhausted too quickly4 people
- Reduced GPT-6 Astra allowance4 people
- Weekly quota sudden drop44 people
- Simple prompt drains usage quota5 people
- Five-hour quota drains fast5 people
Original reports5, newest first
- Fast drain of my 5h usageOn GitHub#57236
- Codex App usage limits draining unusually fast — 83% of 5-hour allowance consumed in 2 hoursOn GitHub#56618
- Update: October 23, 2026 – Issue Still UnresolvedOn GitHub#56479
- *Subject: Urgent: GPT-6.1 Sol consuming Codex credits excessively after recent update*On GitHub#56240
- [Windows][GPT-6.1 Sol][Fast] Sudden excessive Codex usage/quota depletion after update (Oct 2026)On GitHub#55210