Excessive CPU Usage
Open 💬 1 comment Opened Apr 26, 2026 by jasonbessey
What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?
26.422.30944 (2080)
What subscription do you have?
Plus
What platform is your computer?
Darwin 25.5.0 arm64 arm
What issue are you seeing?
Even when sitting "idle", Codex Helper (Renderer) is using over 160% CPU. This is round-the-clock whenever the Codex app is open. I've tried restarting and re-installing
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019dc429-6a36-77f3-97fc-2a9ea4960226
What is the expected behavior?
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Additional information
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