codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix My Codex Rate limit just vanished. This is not a duplicate to Using the limit very fast. [2 comments, 2 participants]

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This should mean that there must be a refresh at some point, and then I used 43 percent of my tokens from then on. But there's no way that this happened because then it should show in my 5-hour limit as well, since it is not even when my old 5-hour limit refresh time yet (so there's no way that it refreshed and disappeared).

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I observed some weird behavior. I began some minor bug patching work at 80% weekly limit or so(at 19:00 or so), which was supposed to refresh at 4.17, and the 5 hour refresh time should take place at 00:00 tomorrow. After the work was finished, I was astonished to find that my weekly limit had gone down to 57%(which is very incredible in and of itself). What's more, my 5-hour limit was not showing, and my weekly limit refresh time has been postponed to 4.20.

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Important: This is not a duplicate to spending tokens very quickly. I did not spend many tokens and my limit disappeared!!!!!

I observed some weird behavior. I began some minor bug patching work at 80% weekly limit or so(at 19:00 or so), which was supposed to refresh at 4.17, and the 5 hour refresh time should take place at 00:00 tomorrow. After the work was finished, I was astonished to find that my weekly limit had gone down to 57%(which is very incredible in and of itself). What's more, my 5-hour limit was not showing, and my weekly limit refresh time has been postponed to 4.20.

This should mean that there must be a refresh at some point, and then I used 43 percent of my tokens from then on. But there's no way that this happened because then it should show in my 5-hour limit as well, since it is not even when my old 5-hour limit refresh time yet (so there's no way that it refreshed and disappeared).

This mean that openai basically canceled about half of my weekly usage out of nowhere. Please fix

<img width="2152" height="1173" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/df5494a4-bb65-49ef-aad4-fec3227441e4" />

This is my usage chart, since the weekly limit refreshes at 4.20, so this means that I must've used 54% of my limit on 4.13. Are you seriously telling me that this is 54%???

What steps can reproduce the bug?

I have no earthly idea

What is the expected behavior?

That my limit should not vanish

Additional information

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TL;DR

The weekly token limit appears to have been incorrectly reduced, suggesting a potential issue with the token tracking or refresh mechanism.

Guidance

  • Review the token usage chart to identify any discrepancies between the reported usage and the actual limit reduction.
  • Verify that the 5-hour limit is correctly displayed and refreshed as expected to ensure that the issue is isolated to the weekly limit.
  • Check for any potential bugs or errors in the token tracking system that could cause the limit to be reduced without corresponding usage.
  • Investigate the possibility of a one-time error or glitch that caused the limit to be incorrectly reduced.

Notes

The issue lacks specific technical details, making it challenging to provide a definitive solution. The provided information suggests a potential issue with the token tracking system, but further investigation is needed to determine the root cause.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: Monitor token usage closely and report any further discrepancies to ensure that the issue is addressed and resolved.

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