Missing time counter in latest CLI version
Open 💬 4 comments Opened Feb 6, 2026 by BobbyWang0120
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (joshka-oai, contributor)
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What version of Codex CLI is running?
0.98.0
What subscription do you have?
Pro
Which model were you using?
gpt-5.3-codex
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.2.0 arm64 arm
What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?
iTerm2
What issue are you seeing?
In the latest version of Codex CLI, the duration indicator that shows how long a task took (hours, minutes, seconds) is missing. Previously, after a task finished, a horizontal line above the summary displayed the time taken. This information was helpful for planning because it let users know roughly how long similar tasks might take. Without it, I don't have a sense of how long I should wait before coming back to check on a task.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Run any task in the Codex CLI.
- Wait until the task completes and the summary appears.
- Observe that there is no line above the summary indicating the duration of the task. In previous versions, this line would say how many hours, minutes and seconds the task took.
What is the expected behavior?
The Codex CLI should display a duration line above the summary after a task finishes, showing how long the task took (e.g., "Task completed in X minutes Y seconds"). This helps users understand how long tasks take and plan their time.
Additional information
_No response_
4 Comments
follow up: this behavior is random now. sometimes it shows the time counter, and sometimes doesn't
I'm not sure I know why this changed - I suspect that it may have to do with some work we're doing around making the status not jiggle the composer part up and down. Either way, we will fix it so that this is consistent. The info should show up.
in the latest 0.107.0 version, there is completely no task duration being displayed anymore.
This decision was not made for the sake of UX or better UI.