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Usage limit hit despite nothing being done. #4095
Description
What version of Codex is running?
codex-cli 0.39.0
Which model were you using?
gpt-5-codex
What platform is your computer?
Linux 6.16.8-arch2-1 x86_64 unknown
What steps can reproduce the bug?
I have codex cli and vs code installed. I'm not using vs code one.
Yesterday I did some stuff, nothing big.
There was no notice about the account being limited.
Today I start it up and enter a prompt and I hit the weekly limit immediately.
I theorize that starting vs code with codex extension installed uses tokens on each start, or it's one big coincidence. Or you lowered the limits.
What is the expected behavior?
Idk
What do you see instead?
■ You've hit your usage limit. Upgrade to Pro (https://openai.com/chatgpt/pricing) or try again in 4 days 6 hours 37 minutes.
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ErvisTusha commentedon Sep 23, 2025
The current request limits are quite low, and codex-cli is consuming a high number of requests and tokens unintentionally due to a bug. Hopefully this will be resolved in version 0.40.0.
At the moment, both codex-cli and codex-gpt5 feel immature. I expect significant improvements starting with version 0.50, where the tools should become more stable and practical.
For this reason, I believe OpenAI should consider making codex-cli limitless while it remains in this very early alpha stage.
looper200 commentedon Sep 23, 2025
4 days 6 hours 37 minutes you will forget what you were coding 😂 They should lower the timer — that’s way too long to wait!
TheKnarf commentedon Sep 23, 2025
Used Codex cli for less than 5 minutes today before hitting the same limit (I don't have any VSCode plugin installed).
rewardhacker00 commentedon Sep 23, 2025
Does the limits reset on a given day of the week, or is it a rolling 7 days limit?
alienwareagent commentedon Sep 23, 2025
I am getting same issue and i am pro account!!! I did not used it that much yesterday as i also have claude code. It needs to be fixed as this limit is a complete joke!!!!
ErvisTusha commentedon Sep 23, 2025
i have waited 4 days
⏱️ Usage Limits
• Send a message to load usage data.
▌ hi
■ You've hit your usage limit. Upgrade to Pro (https://openai.com/chatgpt/pricing) or try again in 8 hours 30 minutes.
akanshSirohi commentedon Sep 27, 2025
Yeah same here, these usage limits in the Codex CLI are super annoying, feels like they trigger even when I am barely using it.
etraut-openai commentedon Nov 11, 2025
We're recently introduced some changes that help your extend your available usage.
Jictyvoo commentedon Feb 25, 2026
Apparently this bug cames back, because I was sitting on 65% usage remaining, and out of nowhere when I started my browser today, it was 0%