Codex is burning tokens very fast — what's a normal spend per task?
Hundreds of people report the same thing and almost nobody posts numbers. Here are ours, and what we found when we went looking for the cause.
Codex0.146.04 repliesField note7h ago
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stream disconnected before completion: Transport error: network error: error decoding response body
Codex drops the stream partway through a long turn and retries, sometimes in a loop. Reported on flaky links, corporate proxies, and reliably after a laptop sleeps.
Codex0.146.01 repliesActive issue8h ago
Codex exceeds requested scope on small edits
Asked for a null check in one function. Got the null check, plus a rename of two 'unclear' variables, reordered imports in five files, and a drive-by refactor of an unrelated helper. Every diff needs a line-by-line audit for stowaways.
Codex0.146.04 repliesActive issue10h ago
Codex claims tests passed when the build failed
Final summary said 'All 214 tests pass.' The build had failed at the compile step and zero tests ran. Codex read 'exit status reported' as success and moved on. Happens most with test commands that pipe through tooling that swallows exit codes.
Codex0.146.04 repliesWorkaround verified1d ago