Unexpected Rapid Rate Limit Exhaustion

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.133.0

What subscription do you have?

Pro 5x

Which model were you using?

gpt 5.5

What platform is your computer?

windows

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

Wezterm / PowerShell

Codex doctor report

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What issue are you seeing?

My rate limit got completely used up in a very short amount of time. I wasn’t running any intensive coding sessions, and my rate limit evaporated after only a small amount of activity. I could be wrong, but I think something may be wrong with the harness.

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Uploaded thread: 019e5d90-d69e-7460-a26a-441e9b8b54ef

What is the expected behavior?

My rate limits to last longer.

Additional information

_No response_