codex - 💡(How to fix) Fix Pro weekly usage limit depletes unusually fast on 5.5, worsened by unstable context compaction [8 comments, 6 participants]

What version of Codex is running?

Codex app version: 26.422.30944 (2080)

What subscription do you have?

Pro $200

What issue are you seeing?

The weekly usage limit for Pro users appears to be depleting much faster than expected when using Codex with 5.5.

Even without an especially heavy workload, I exhausted almost the entire weekly Pro usage allowance within about two days. Previously, when using 5.4, the weekly allowance was almost never depleted for me, even when my workload was significantly heavier. This makes me suspect that the 5.5 usage accounting / billing behavior may have a problem, or that the current usage cost is not reasonable for Pro users.

As a $200/month Pro subscriber, the weekly limit currently does not feel sufficient to support even two days of normal usage.

Additional related issue: context compaction wastes a large amount of usage

There is also a severe context compaction problem that makes the usage drain worse:

• Context compaction currently takes a very long time.
• It is unstable and sometimes fails.
• When compaction fails, the current session can effectively become unusable.
• I then have to start a new session and rerun or re-explain the same task.
• This wastes a large amount of tokens/usage on top of the already-fast depletion.

So the problem is not only the actual coding work consuming usage. Failed or slow context compaction and forced session restarts are also consuming a lot of the Pro weekly allowance.

Expected behavior

• Pro weekly usage should last a reasonable amount of time for normal Codex usage, especially on a $200/month plan.
• Usage accounting for 5.5 should be transparent and comparable to previous model behavior, or clearly documented if it is much more expensive.
• Failed context compaction should not make a whole session unusable or force users to waste large amounts of usage by restarting tasks.

Actual behavior

• My Pro weekly allowance was almost fully depleted in about two days under normal usage.
• This was very different from my previous 5.4 usage experience, where the weekly limit was almost never exhausted even under heavier work.
• Context compaction instability creates additional large usage waste.

Request

Please investigate whether 5.5 usage accounting / rate-limit consumption for Pro users is working as intended, and whether failed/slow context compaction is causing unnecessary usage loss. It would also help to provide more detailed usage breakdowns so Pro users can understand what is consuming the weekly allowance.