VS Code: "Rate limits remaining" missing from status bar in some windows
What version of the IDE extension are you using?
26.5417.40842
What subscription do you have?
Business
Which IDE are you using?
VS Code
What platform is your computer?
Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64
What issue are you seeing?
Summary
The Rate limits remaining indicator is no longer shown in some VS Code windows.
This started appearing around last week. Before that, it was visible in every open VS Code window/session.
Actual behavior
In some VS Code windows, the Rate limits remaining status is missing from the bottom status bar.
Expected behavior
The Rate limits remaining indicator should be visible in the bottom status bar in every open VS Code window/session, as it was previously.
Regression
This seems to be a regression introduced sometime around last week.
Screenshot
Attached. The indicator should be visible in the bottom status bar.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Open multiple VS Code windows
- Start/use the extension in each window
- Check the bottom status bar
- Notice that some windows (most of the time just one) show the
Rate limits remainingindicator and some do not
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
This used to work consistently across all open VS Code windows, so it looks like window/session-specific status bar state is no longer being updated or rendered reliably.
<img width="723" height="253" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/210f04bc-e3cd-4b00-a486-524011232b7f" />
8 Comments
The rate limit information is sent to the client as an HTTP response header, so it's not available until the first prompt is sent in the conversation (in either a new thread or after restoring an existing thread). That might explain why you're seeing it in some threads and not others. Does it show up after you submit a prompt and receive an answer?
It also sometimes is not visible after I started a prompt:
<img width="1054" height="1334" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8e571429-0c2f-44bf-87d6-03dc5be682a5" />
@etraut-openai I just ran into this again. Screenshot shows it while the prompt was still running. But it's also not yet visible after prompt has finished. Even with the new updated extension version:
Version: 26.5422.21459
Last Updated: 4 hours ago
<img width="1382" height="1089" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/620606b7-2e47-4f90-8fcb-f3996e98058d" />
I can confirm that the rate limit does not appear in my VS code either.
<img width="412" height="400" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/003ed981-85a7-4ffa-9b78-4984185f99fb" />
You can see it running a prompt there as well.
To get a rate limit I have to open options and then spam the refresh button until it works. I am running ubuntu beneath a wireguard VPN. Rate limits were working previously in similar conditions.
<img width="876" height="290" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/92fa6435-b9f9-4ee8-8c0f-0e57b3926d9d" />
This is occurring for me as well and started this past week.
I can still access usage through the Settings cog and go to Usage, but that spot is often out of sync and its not as convenient. Having it quickly available is on par with other AI code providers and helps me plan and coordinate usage accordingly.
Codex VS Code Extension version
26.422.30944installed two days ago.Subscription Plan: Pro 5x
VS Code info:
Version: 1.117.0 (user setup)
Commit: 10c8e557c8b9f9ed0a87f61f1c9a44bde731c409
Date: 2026-04-21T16:12:14-07:00
Electron: 39.8.7
ElectronBuildId: 13841579
Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
Node.js: 22.22.1
V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
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<img width="307" height="119" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/738cc576-0bca-4b46-8a2d-34bb04ede3de" />
Any updates on this? It is getting increasingly annoying to always have to open https://chatgpt.com/codex/cloud/settings/analytics#usage to see where my usage is at currently. @etraut-openai
facing this right now I can't track my codex usage, it's not good when you abruptly go out of tokens.
I was using that too.
later i found that
/statuscan show the usage too. But the popup window is huge.It would be 10x better if we can just have it in a status bar.
I have to rely on untrusted 3rd party extensions like https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=xiangz19.codex-ratelimit
(Btw the context window was missing too as discussed in https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/24272 . where you need to use either
/statusor/compactto see it.)These are like the top 2 most needed visual feedback, Cursor, Antigravity (need extension) etc all have them in an obvious spot.