Pro 5x: weekly limit dropped from ~ to ~ after June 1; quota drains passively even when not using Codex
What version of the Codex App are you using?
Codex CLI / Desktop (latest as of June 2026)
What subscription do you have?
Pro 5x ($100/month)
What platform is your computer?
Mac
What issue are you seeing?
Two separate but related issues since June 1, 2026:
1. Weekly limit pool massively reduced
Before June 1, my weekly limit was approximately $1447–$1500 (consistent with the 10x promotional period for Pro 5x). After the 2x promotion ended on May 31, instead of dropping to the expected ~$700–$800 (standard 5x), my weekly limit shows approximately $250. That is roughly 1/6 of the pre-June limit, far below what a simple promotion rollback would produce.
2. Passive quota drain — quota decreases without usage
I have repeatedly observed that both the 5-hour window and the weekly limit percentage decrease on their own while I am NOT using Codex at all. This happens consistently:
- I open Codex and see one percentage, close it without any work, reopen later and see a lower percentage
- I have taken extensive measures to rule out account compromise:
- Revoked all authorized connections/applications
- Signed out of all devices
- Changed my account password
- Re-logged in from scratch
- The problem persists through all of these steps
This strongly suggests a quota accounting/display bug on the server side, not actual usage being consumed.
What steps can reproduce the bug?
- Note the current 5-hour window and weekly limit percentages
- Close Codex completely
- Wait a few hours without using Codex at all
- Reopen Codex — both percentages often show as decreased
What is the expected behavior?
- Weekly limit should be at the standard Pro 5x level (~$700–$800) after the promotion ends, not ~$250
- Quota should NOT decrease when Codex is not being used
- The displayed percentage should reflect actual usage, not phantom consumption
Additional information
There are multiple related reports in the community:
- Several GitHub issues about quota display bugs (#26370 meters starting at 99%, #23188 weekly usage dropped from 70% to 7% at reset boundary, #26253 limits went from 77% to 0 in one minute)
- Threads on V2EX, Reddit r/codex, and LINUX DO all reporting similar experiences with Pro 5x limits post-June 1
- The combination of promotion rollback + accounting/display bugs seems to be producing wildly incorrect quota readings for Pro 5x users
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