Codex usage quota and credit balance appear inconsistent and possibly stuck.

Open 💬 9 comments Opened Apr 14, 2026 by nitipit
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.120.0

What subscription do you have?

plus

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.4

What platform is your computer?

_No response_

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

alacritty -> opencode

What issue are you seeing?

Summary

Codex usage quota and credit balance appear inconsistent and possibly stuck when used via OpenCode.

Environment

  • Interface: OpenCode (not official Codex CLI)
  • Model: gpt-5.4 (via OpenCode)
  • Auth: ChatGPT Plus account
  • Codex CLI version: 0.120.0
  • OS: Linux (Fedora)

Configuration

  • Auto-reload minimum: 125
  • Auto-reload target: 250

Actual Behavior

  • Weekly quota shows 0% but usage is still allowed
  • 5h quota remains at 100% despite active usage
  • Credits do not decrease with usage
  • Credits increased unexpectedly beyond configured target
  • Quota and credit state appear frozen or desynchronized

Expected Behavior

  • Quota should update based on actual usage:
  • 5h limit should decrease with usage
  • Weekly limit should reflect consumption
  • Credit balance should:
  • Decrease with usage when applicable
  • Only increase according to auto-reload configuration
  • Auto-reload should:
  • Trigger only when balance < 125
  • Restore balance only up to 250
  • Never exceed configured target
  • System state (quota + credit) should be consistent and not appear frozen

Additional Context

  • CLI and web UI show identical quota/credit values
  • Issue occurs via OpenCode (not official CLI directly)
  • Unclear whether root cause is:
  • Codex backend (quota / credit accounting)
  • or OpenCode integration layer

Impact

  • Difficult to understand real usage limits
  • Reduced trust in quota and billing behavior
  • Potential risk of incorrect credit accounting

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What steps can reproduce the bug?

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Use Codex via OpenCode
  2. Check usage via /status
  3. Observe:
  • 5h limit: 100%
  • Weekly limit: 0%
  • Credits: ~250
  1. Continue using Codex normally (multiple requests)
  1. Observe that:
  • Usage continues to work normally
  • 5h limit remains at 100%
  • Weekly limit remains at 0%
  • Credits do not decrease
  1. At some point, credit balance increases unexpectedly:
  • Example: 250 → 1250 (+1000)
  1. Verify:
  • No auto top-up transaction recorded
  • No payment method charged
  1. Disable auto-reload
  1. Observe:
  • Quota values remain unchanged ("stuck")
  • Still able to use Codex normally

What is the expected behavior?

_No response_

Additional information

_No response_

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9 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 3 months ago

Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

  • #17455
  • #16704
  • #16194
  • #16847

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Irvinwop · 3 months ago

can confirm that this also happens on the native macos app, so its probably just a serverside issue rather than a codex app issue.

Irvinwop · 3 months ago

Wow to give an update on this, I just witnessed all of my credits drain in real time. It went from 3800 all the way down to 0. It ticked down by 1 every few seconds until they were all gone, despite no usage of codex. 💀

Andy61490963 · 3 months ago

Same here. Mine dropped from 1000 all the way down to 0, ticking down by 10 ~ 50 every few mins. I wasn’t even using Codex. I’m worried the delayed billing might end up maxing out my credit card.

bandaoshutiao · 3 months ago

same here...

Irvinwop · 3 months ago

Anyways, I am pretty sure that the credit jump is related to the email they sent out on the 10th

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mattparlane · 2 months ago

I'm seeing this in the Codex app on Linux (using https://github.com/ilysenko/codex-desktop-linux). I've been coding solidly for about three hours and neither my 5-hour or weekly limit has moved at all.

nitipit · 2 months ago

The usage balance looks correct for me now. Quota and credits seem to be updating properly.

pzarzycki · 13 days ago

On the visibility side, here's a small tool. It reads local Codex/Claude session data so token usage and session details are easier to inspect without API keys or uploading logs.

Open source:
https://github.com/pzarzycki/token-companion

If you like it - leave a star; submit an issue or request, or even a PR!