Make CLI “usage bar” less ambiguous

What version of Codex CLI is running?

v0.104.0

What subscription do you have?

Team

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.3-codex

What platform is your computer?

Linux 6.12.74 x86_64 unknown

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

Alacritty

What issue are you seeing?

The usage display shows text like Weekly limit: [bar] 95% left and 5h limit: [bar] 92% left. The label indicates remaining quota (“left”), but the bar visualization is ambiguous and can be interpreted either as “remaining” or “used” depending on convention.

The bar’s fill and the “% left” label appear to mix concepts (“used” vs “remaining”), which leads to confusion about whether 95% is already consumed or still available.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

1. Run codex (Codex CLI).
2. Do some work
3. Enter /status to open the initial status/usage screen showing “5h limit” and “Weekly limit”.
4. Observe the bar and the “% left” label.

What is the expected behavior?

The bar direction and fill should unambiguously match the label:
If the label is “% left”, the bar should clearly represent remaining quota (and/or be labeled as remaining).
Alternatively, if the bar represents used, the label should say “% used” (or similar), or both should be shown.

Additional information

• Consider changing label to “used” if bar shows used.
• Or visually split the bar (“used” vs “remaining”) with labels.
• Or add explicit text like Used: 5% • Remaining: 95%.