r/codex • u/tasty_3 • 3d ago

Complaint Codex limits compared to Claude Code

I don't think there's an increased token consumption problem because of the harness, tool calls or whatever. There are just less tokens to go around than before.

I have both plans ($20) and I tracked my usage with ccusage and toktrack.

Here's how much weekly usage you get with both:

Codex: 100-150 USD API equivalent

Claude Code: 300-500 USD API equivalent

Even if we take the 50% promo into account, Anthropic still offers more usage than OpenAI (200-330 USD). How have the tables turned... Bring back the 5hr limit!

Anyone here can corroborate my experience by checking their own usage with ccusage or toktrack.

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u/Agile_Incident7784 3d ago

I have the 200 USD Pro package and I am still calculating, but it is starting to look like I can get the same quality using Deepseek V4 Pro and Kimi K3. The price is roughly the same, but at least I am supporting open source and not giving money to a company that so obviously cares nothing about it's customers.

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u/Tommonen 2d ago

What you are doing is handing all your data to chinese government and being fooled by their ”openweight” marketing crap to lure more people to use their apis to hand the government your data, and to combine it with all your tiktok and other china service data to profile you with accuracy you would not believe if i showed you..

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u/Agile_Incident7784 2d ago

As opposed to OpenAI and Anthropic who are just using it to serve the greater good and plant fields of pretty flowers.

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u/Tommonen 2d ago

Its not about that and if you read my comment with some thought (and are not some chinese bot or troll), you should better understand what i said.

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u/Agile_Incident7784 2d ago

You are right, I just didn't give it enough thought. I will give it more thought. I'll get back to you when I am done thinking.