Title: Unexpected high credit consumption and possible rate limit issue with Codex 5.4
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Mar 19, 2026 by luanpgmachado Closed Mar 19, 2026
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Hello,
I'm reporting what appears to be abnormal credit consumption behavior when using Codex 5.4.
Today, right after my plan reset, I started a session involving a relatively small and structured task (Figma template generation based on an HTML mockup and documentation). Within a very short period of time, my weekly usage jumped to approximately 34% consumed (only 66% remaining).
This does not align with my previous experience using earlier models for the exact same type of task, where the consumption was significantly lower (well under 1–5%).
Key details:
- Task type: structured UI/template generation with multiple documents (HTML + markdown specs)
- No excessive iterations or loops beyond normal usage
- Single session consumed a disproportionately high percentage of the weekly limit
- Context size reached ~70k tokens, but this was not unusual compared to prior usage patterns
Observations:
- Credit usage appears inconsistent with previous model behavior
- Consumption per request seems significantly higher than expected
- Similar reports have been observed recently from other users
Request:
Could you please:
- Investigate whether this behavior is expected or if there is a miscalculation or rate limit issue
- Review my usage for this session
- Consider resetting or partially restoring my consumed credits if this is confirmed to be unintended behavior
I rely on this tool for development workflows, and this level of consumption makes it difficult to use reliably.
Thank you.
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Please see #14593.