Codex CLI should use the same usage limits as the web version
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Aug 29, 2025 by FreddyE1982 Closed Sep 8, 2025
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (aibrahim-oai, contributor)
responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.
Codex CLI should use the same usage limits as the web version, instead of its own MUCH lower limit. I run into the usage limit via the CLI after just two hours of work. But I have NEVER run into the usage limit of the web version of codex. Its totally illogical that you can get much more work done via the web version, so please change Codex CLI to use the limits of the web version.
2 Comments
They will never do this.
They give basically unlimited access to the web version of Codex FOR A WHILE just because they are testing it (and it is explicitly declared in docs) and use your activity as a source of information what is broken and what needs to be improved.
The main rival for Codex CLI is Claude Code, and it has even lower limits for 20 bucks a month.
Our Codex CLI pricing is generous compared to the market and using the API key.
Please refer to our pricing page for up to date information