Devs Frustrated by Shifting AI Coding Tools

I can’t trust Codex with long tasks anymore. It keeps moving the goalposts

“Dude... Lmao. Codex doesn't delete your project if you cancel your sub anyway. That would be redicious don't you think? [re: Do I have the access to the projects and chats included in those projects after I cancel my ChatGPT plus subscription ?]”

“I’ve been using the Claude Code terminal add-ons from this forum for a few months and liked the idea a lot. What I kept wanting was Codex as well as Claude, something I could actually use from my phone, agents that stay …”

“Maybe Microsoft Copilot can't, but Claude Code or Codex absolutely can. [re: If AI fatigue has hit you, I have a question]”

“No since discovering Codex can build my systems I've made a hot mess here. It's running. But damn it got complicated quick because I'm dumb and a lot of things I never imemebted becusei said "too much work". I've now got so much it's not even funny. I have kept Codex away from my Nas, my arrs stack and Plex. The rest of it is nice but I can fix it while watching a show 😂😬 [re: Anyone else slowly moving away from complicated self-hosted setups?]”

“What variant of Codex are you using? I use Codex across: ChatGPT desktop app (Codex mode) Codex CLI Codex IDE extension What feature would you like to see? Request: Add multi account support (like ChatGPT web account switching) so I can stay signed into two accounts at the same time and switch instantly without logging out/in (e.g., personal + business). Ideally support side by side sessions, or at minimum a built in account switcher, and make it consistent across desktop/CLI/IDE. Environment: O”

“Summary For Codex there is no launch flag to set the reasoning effort. effort is documented and validated as Claude only. With tier , Codex's effort comes from the model selection table and overrides the profile's model reasoning effort ( scripts/nogg 3696 3699). An operator who wants, for example, "the complex model but at low effort" to save quota has two options. They can write a custom profile TOML and launch without tier , which loses tier attribution and only allows complexity . Or they mu”

“I'd been running into a lot of disk pressure on my system from agents running. I discovered two main causes:- my approach to using git worktrees for all work. Not entirely surprising, the duplicated build artifacts in each worktree being the main culprit here. There were some limited gains to be had by just being more efficient with how builds were managed but ultimately I just had to limit the number of concurrent features I was working on in a couple of particularly large repos.- more insidiou”

“I considered this before, but Codex and Claude are evolving too fast and can do all the things that we could only do with a custom agent a few months before, like with Open Claw or Hermes... still, it might be a target for this. Thanks. [re: I just lost my best paying client to ChatGPT]”

“Same. 6 drains my entire usage in 20 minutes. I had a task that took 4 separate 5-hour windows and it wasn’t even THAT complex. [re: Extremely high usage in Codex]”

“Codex repeatedly claims tasks are complete, then discovers major failures. Why are users paying for this?”

“Every time I use Codex it asks me to install Git. A friend of mine told me you only need Git if you make software. I do not really do this. Most of my codex tasks are related to search and analysis. Sometimes I might need some apps. submitted by /u/botyann [link] [comments]”

Codex crash reports may have consumed ~230 GB on my Mac

“Codex Cloud: Restore autonomous task-to-PR workflows before retiring Legacy”

“I am not any sort of coder or Web developer. I am an avid reader. For my first try at a project with Codex, I asked it to make me a book journal that runs locally in my browser, with fields for various bits of information about the book, a field for my comments, and a slider for rating. It works. I’m wowed that this is even possible. submitted by /u/EffervescentElf [link] [comments]”

“Multiple dots fail to create or continue Codex Cloud tasks with UNKNOWN; direct UI works”

“Codex resets are indeed quite common, on average every 3.3 days now! Found this site which lists and predicts upcoming resets: https://codex.lunarwerx.com/ [re: GPT-6.1-Sol feels infinite!]”

“Codex working. Everything else is working. Funsies! Best of luck to OpenAI team! submitted by /u/herrjemand [link] [comments]”

“Submission checklist [x] This is a feature request, not a bug report or usage question. [x] I added a clear and descriptive title that summarizes the feature request. [x] I used the GitHub search to find a similar feature request and didn't find it. [x] I checked the LangChain documentation and API reference to see if this feature already exists. [x] This is not related to the langchain community package. Package (Required) [x] langchain [ ] langchain openai [ ] langchain anthropic [ ] langchain”

“I had to update because the previous OpenCode 2.0.3 I had installed stopped working suddenly. I love the idea behind OpenCode but compared to managing Claude and Codex, it's such a pain and requires continuous debugging or managing.”

“Similar to what I did. Found Arcane pretty good but the 5 minute hard coded startup time messes with my git sync so I got AI to fork and make it a setting Arcana strict AI contribution guidelines so I didn't make a PR [re: Apparently Dockge is dead. How do I migrate to Arcane?]”

“Hey everyone, I have been fascinated by Codex’s computer use capabilities. Not sure about is there an open sourced computer use alternative? capable of operating on accessibility tree and GUI screenshot analysis and mouse click as fallbacks? have been using trycua CUA paired with Qwen 3.6 27B with not so good result… submitted by /u/AdRepulsive7837 [link] [comments]”

“Has anyone else had this experience of Codex using all available internet bandwidth during long running tasks? for what, I do not know. i have fast internet but often at times my other devices can’t get any data. only ever happens when running a long running codex task. EDIT: In addition to throttling my other apps and devices, it also does this "Reconnecting 3/5" thing, seemingly blocking its own traffic. Not on separate runs but on the same run. Perhaps due to having multiple sub-age”

“FWIW, I tried re-doing my 2025 taxes using Codex (same model as ChatGPT). I just took all of my source documents (W2s / 1099s / etc.), spun up a fresh Codex session, then asked it to fill out the Fillable Forms. I then had Codex compare the results with my actual return as computed through FreeTaxUSA. It found 3 discrepancies: One was from the AI. It followed the wrong instructions at one point. After seeing the other return it was able to correct itself. One was from FTUSA - Codex found a bug i”

“I had a random thought because of my current situation (in a hospital). I pay for ChatGPT and use Codex, but realistically won’t be using nearly as much of my available usage for a while. My first thought was: why couldn’t I let someone else use, or even “rent” the capacity I’m paying for but not using? To be fair, I did look into it, & OpenAI’s current terms appear to rule that out. They prohibit things like sharing account credentials, reselling access to the service, and certain forms of”

“Over the last few weeks I've really been using Codex and Claude to solve a lot of parallel tasks, across a lot of different projects. This lead me to wishing that I could interface with my agents in the same way that I interface with my already existing windows and editors. For me, this usually means that I have like 5 to anywhere around 8 different windows that I drag around depending on where I want to focus, this could mean I am focusing on the terminal now, or I want to test stuff in a simul”

“Codex Desktop (Windows) 10M+ tokens in 45 minutes — confirmed tool-output bypass in code mode + context estimation blind to tool results”

“Hello everyones, we have the 500k context Windows. Problem, on API extra cost kick in at 272k currently, do we have any info about codex ? I can't find any, neither can codex. I remember Tibo claiming we won't. So ? Anyone has any idea ? submitted by /u/mlag000 [link] [comments]”

“Switched chats 3 times just building a website. I have to keep backing up to my repo while working, and that's eating up even more time and context… I’m not even done with the pj! Constantly changing chats is so …🙄 It’s nowhere near enough. Earlier, idk if it was the chat limit or switching between Astra and other models while working, but my Excel data literally wiped itself once. Restored it, but it’s completely different from 2 months ago. What happened...did GPT get some update? Heard a”

“5 days ago I started a project to make a personal assistant, and now my mind is blown. The app carries its own small Linux (Alpine under proot, no root), and the real coding agents run inside it: Claude Code, Codex or OpenCode. I gave them the phone as tools: read the screen, tap, type, scroll, open apps. They turn on my lights, order a pizza and change the order while it works, reply to messages. It runs on your own Claude or ChatGPT plan, or OpenCode's free models with no account. It asks”

“I have zero game development experience. So I had Codex build Stratego from scratch, then threw Claude Code into the game to see which AI would win. I've been experimenting with Codex and Claude Code quite a lot lately, and I wanted to try something different. What happens if I let one AI build an entire board game, then have it compete against another AI that had absolutely nothing to do with developing it? So that's exactly what I did. Red is Codex running GPT 6.1 Sol on xhigh . Blue i”

“On the Mac app, the left menu with the drop-down with ChatGPT & Codex is such a dumpster fire. Is there a better way to manage both versions into a single, coherent list of work? And given how capable things are today it should title things more intelligently. How frustrating. submitted by /u/AIW22 [link] [comments]”

“I feel like so many of the new AI tooling is reinventing the wheel. We've figured out how to update software via package managers. Do we need a daemon to continually check for updates and do we need shell scripts to circumvent package managers?Have a look at https://chatgpt.com/codex/install.sh. It's managing the installation by itself not using existing package managers. There's a good point to making it easy to install, but it leads to managing an installation when you shouldn't need to. Time”

“So I’m on the $20 plan with Codex and honestly love it, but I keep running into the usage limits when I get deep into a project. I’m torn between two options: Just pay OpenAI more and stay in one place Keep my $20 Codex sub for everyday stuff and add Claude Max ($100) for the hard programming work, mainly because I want to try Opus 5.5 That’s ~$120/month all in, which is kind of a lot, so I’d rather hear from people who’ve actually done it before I pull the trigger. Stuff I’m wondering: Is Opus”

“Ive got an error on codex and it cant connect at all, is this an open ai server issue or my internet? https://preview.redd.it/b1gyeebp72vh1.jpg?width=656&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1edc05e7572df508033cbfab0eb1680eb5c77a37 submitted by /u/Wonderful-House-4103 [link] [comments]”

“I tested opencode and codex official. Codex models would comply and follow directions while models, both proprietary and opensource, on Opencode kept intervening and rejecting requests, adding safety caveats and being VERY overly cautious with bio and nuclear stuff. I didn't know harnesses have such a big influence. I used the same model side-by-side a few times to ease out variance, and then switched to a different model, and the result was the same. Models tested, all on highest thinking:”

“I used Codex and Devin to build an alternative to Gamma after running into a frustrating problem at work. The layouts Gamma generated often weren't what my boss wanted. I needed more control over the design, but the customization features I was looking for were only available to enterprise customers. So I started experimenting with a different approach. Instead of letting AI decide everything about a slide's layout, what if users could define their own reusable components and templates,”

Codex credits are decreasing while I am not using Codex or Work

“Codex Desktop “Reconnecting” is too ambiguous: network timeout vs auth/session failure”

“So I just moved 3 of my active projects over to GitHub and implemented codex cloud. However I am finding the task/request all of the sudden drops/times out. Then I have to ask Codex to resume. Anyone else experiencing this? submitted by /u/ashleysnl [link] [comments]”

“I’m looking for a few people who use Codex on more than one computer and can test a cross-platform handoff. codexSync started as a small CLI tool for moving my own Codex state between machines. Six months of daily use turned it into a GUI + CLI with guarded handoff, conflict handling, verified backups, recovery and Codex state diagnostics. The first 0.2 alpha is now out. What I have already tested: Windows → Windows is my regular setup and has had the most real-world use. Linux support is experi”

“Soooo is this a silly bug yet again by gpt or they not letting us use it as a sub agent for projects ? submitted by /u/Only_Voice569 [link] [comments]”

“We use codex review but also human review. We still catch things quite often [re: Harvard just released another study about AI productivity in software engineering and it found there is no increase in productivity from using Claude code.]”

“Idea Codex release verification and the codex installation preflight pass for dod guard when an unrelated marketplace snapshot is broken, and still fail closed when the dod guard entry is missing or the output cannot be parsed. Context From friction log 838 entry 3 (2026 10 09, release 4018cc9b). Checked against master ff900c2c on 2026 10 11. codex plugin list json exits non zero when unrelated marketplace snapshots are broken (caveman, claude plugins official, ponytail on 2026 10 09). plugins/d”

“Ever caught a thought that ChatGPT results can go meh after a few hours of significant load even if you are still far from hitting the weekly limit? Gotcha! This actually may explain why my colleagues push me to switch to Claude. OpenAI explain this please! submitted by /u/No-Reporter4130 [link] [comments]”

“The problem is that opus 4.5 ish was basically good enough for the major productivity gain that makes it insane to write code directly by hand. If it never improved from that I’d still use it for everything and be perfectly happy. I believe we can absolutely get that level of performance (significantly more Id assume in reality but just for the sake of argument) in like 2 years for dirt cheap. [re: How badly will not using AI hurt me?]”

“One of the biggest barriers to using Linux is that some of the tiling windown managers are onerous to configure. Codex can 100% do all of this for you. Model: Sol medium ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Codex Prompt: Make this Omarchy Linux desktop look like I live in my mother's basement and have an unhealthy obsession with weeb culture. You have complete artistic freedom. I want an outrageously excessive, unapologetically stereotypical sysadmin anime”

“Same thing started happening to me yesterday when I tried to run a script it generated last week, even though nothing had changed on my end. [re: Codex no longer seems to even work?]”

“I've had Codex build me a trading indicator that I've used daily without issues (it updates it every morning upon being prompted). Today it's just been feeding me this "error": The local tools are failing to start, so I couldn’t read Friday’s attachment or update the indicator. It still contains Thursday’s plan. Restart Codex and ask me to retry; your Friday attachment is already identified. The file tools still fail after the restart, so the indicator remains on Thursday’s”

“What variant of Codex are you using? Codex desktop app (macOS): Local and Cloud sessions. This request is specifically about remote Cloud execution , not local Git worktrees. What feature would you like to see? Make a Google Drive folder a first class, durable Codex Cloud project workspace, with native bidirectional handoff to local files—without requiring a GitHub repository or an always on computer. Real workflow I use Google Drive for desktop in mirrored mode on both a MacBook and a Mac mini.”

“Little animation of how codex works I made for my own understanding. Not too dissimilar to pi (but much more opinionated) submitted by /u/SnooPeripherals5313 [link] [comments]”

“Updates for Dots and Composer predictions in Codex: Day 5 of 28 days of Quality of Life improvements and/or a full Reset”

“What happens Fast is a single switch across providers. With Settings → Providers → Allow faster service tiers on, turning Fast on for Codex in the new thread composer also applies it to Claude Code: switch the composer to a Claude Code model and send, and the Claude thread runs with serviceTier: fast . The only control is the global allowFastServiceTier , so I can't allow Fast for Codex and keep it off for Claude Code. Claude Code Fast consumes the subscription faster, so many users will want Fa”

“I´ve been trying since yesterday to do stuff con chrome, and even on codex' sandbox, but it tells me "something" is going wrong. I've tried uninstalling chrome's extension, uninstalling from desktop chatgpt the extension for chrome and then reinstalling both, but it just doesnt let me. Any idea why it's happening? Any help or piece of advice is much appreciated! submitted by /u/Uriel_lit [link] [comments]”

“Yes for about a year now across two companies and a lot of evolution. I call my current version ProductOS and basically all work is done in there with a mix of Claude Code and Codex more recently. It has a defined structure, instructions, skills etc. I use MCP to a lot of resources and some custom Scripts using APIs when needed. I don’t use obsidian just a folder structure and markdown. I also store references to external docs as when I want to share I need to move from local markdown to Google”

“I'm on the PRO plan, 5.3 codex spark gives me Selected model is at capacity. Please try a different model”

“Frequent “Our servers are currently overloaded. Please try again later.” errors in Codex”

“Skilladopt: fit third-party Codex skills to your repo instead of installing them as-is”

Codex still having sandbox issues