Pro 5x: weekly limit dropped from ~ to ~ after June 1; quota drains passively even when not using Codex

Open 💬 4 comments Opened Jun 5, 2026 by GordonChowkk
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

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?

  1. Note the current 5-hour window and weekly limit percentages
  2. Close Codex completely
  3. Wait a few hours without using Codex at all
  4. 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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4 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 2 months ago

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

  • #26253
  • #25420
  • #25510
  • #25483
  • #26370

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miraclebakelaser contributor · 2 months ago

Memories and suggested prompts cause passive drain. Disable these two settings in Codex App:

  • Settings > General > Suggested Prompts
  • Settings > Personalization > Memories

That should do the trick.

stkthreejp · 2 months ago

I tried this, and it improved some, but it is still draining each 5hr session with me doing nothing, and if I type any prompt, I immediately lose all my 5hr window

jaylex32 · 2 months ago
I tried this, and it improved some, but it is still draining each 5hr session with me doing nothing, and if I type any prompt, I immediately lose all my 5hr window

exactly the same is happening to me, i had 3 accounts and they all in the 5 days waiting period with just few prompts per each of the accounts, this is horrible, they haven't even acknowledge this.