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  "path": "/t/codex-credits-are-draining-while-idle-not-actively-used/1380250#post_5",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-03T19:41:31.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Update:\n\nI contacted OpenAI Support about this issue.\n\nThe response I received did not provide a billing/session-level explanation of what consumed the credits. It also did not address the main practical problem I reported: that Codex credit usage suddenly became dramatically higher than before for the same workflow.\n\nSupport suggested that I record my screen while the issue is happening, in order to show credits being consumed by themselves. However, this does not really address the core issue.\n\nThe problem is not only that credits appear to be consumed while Codex is idle or left open in the background. The problem is also that, after GPT-5.5 became available, my Codex usage seems to consume credits roughly 5x faster than it did before, even though my usage pattern has not materially changed.\n\nIn other words, the support response focused on proving/recording the “credits draining by themselves” part, but did not address the much broader issue: the abnormal increase in consumption rate compared with previous Codex usage.\n\nWhat I still need from OpenAI is a concrete explanation of:\n\n  * which Codex sessions/tasks consumed the credits\n  * whether any background activity, retry loop, context refresh, summarization, tool call, or monitoring process consumed credits\n  * whether GPT-5.5 or another more expensive model was automatically selected\n  * why the same workflow now consumes credits at a much higher rate than before\n  * whether this is expected behavior, a bug, or an unintended billing/product-side change\n  * whether affected users can receive a credit restoration/refund\n\n\n\nAt the moment, I still do not have a clear explanation for the sudden 5x increase in Codex credit consumption or for the apparent idle/background drain.",
  "title": "Codex credits are draining while idle / not actively used"
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