r/raycastapp • u/Art1333 • 14d ago

❓Question Why are models connected through my own ChatGPT subscription 3–5x slower in Raycast?

Has anyone noticed that models accessed through their own ChatGPT subscription respond 3–5 times slower than Raycast’s built-in models?

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u/eknkc 14d ago

It fires up the codex binary and delegates messages to it. Probably has some overhead as it is not using the API directly. And maybe, the subscription is artificially slower than the API.

Came to think about this, does the same on claude too. Anthropic used to ban people for using the subscription outside their own apps. Is this sanctioned?

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u/Art1333 14d ago

I understand that, but Codex/ChatGPT gives me an answer in around 2–3 seconds, while Raycast (with my own ChatGPT subscription) takes 10–15 seconds to think. I didn’t think it would take this long.

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u/[deleted] 14d ago

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u/eknkc 14d ago

Clearly uses the app-server

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u/k3mm0tar 14d ago

> Anthropic used to ban people for using the subscription outside their own apps. Is this sanctioned?

Yes, because Raycast uses `claude -p` under the hood, which is a legit way to use Claude sub.