Codex usage quota and credit balance appear inconsistent and possibly stuck.

[nitipit]

What version of Codex CLI is running?

codex-cli 0.120.0

What subscription do you have?

plus

Which model were you using?

gpt-5.4

What platform is your computer?

No response

What terminal emulator and version are you using (if applicable)?

alacritty -> opencode

What issue are you seeing?

Summary

Codex usage quota and credit balance appear inconsistent and possibly stuck when used via OpenCode.

Environment

• Interface: OpenCode (not official Codex CLI)
• Model: gpt-5.4 (via OpenCode)
• Auth: ChatGPT Plus account
• Codex CLI version: 0.120.0
• OS: Linux (Fedora)

Configuration

• Auto-reload minimum: 125
• Auto-reload target: 250

Actual Behavior

• Weekly quota shows 0% but usage is still allowed
• 5h quota remains at 100% despite active usage
• Credits do not decrease with usage
• Credits increased unexpectedly beyond configured target
• Quota and credit state appear frozen or desynchronized

Expected Behavior

• Quota should update based on actual usage:

  • 5h limit should decrease with usage
  • Weekly limit should reflect consumption

• Credit balance should:

  • Decrease with usage when applicable
  • Only increase according to auto-reload configuration

• Auto-reload should:

  • Trigger only when balance < 125
  • Restore balance only up to 250
  • Never exceed configured target

• System state (quota + credit) should be consistent and not appear frozen

Additional Context

• CLI and web UI show identical quota/credit values
• Issue occurs via OpenCode (not official CLI directly)
• Unclear whether root cause is:
  • Codex backend (quota / credit accounting)
  • or OpenCode integration layer

Impact

• Difficult to understand real usage limits
• Reduced trust in quota and billing behavior
• Potential risk of incorrect credit accounting

What steps can reproduce the bug?

Steps to Reproduce

1. Use Codex via OpenCode

2. Check usage via /status

3. Observe:

   • 5h limit: 100%
   • Weekly limit: 0%
   • Credits: ~250

4. Continue using Codex normally (multiple requests)

5. Observe that:

   • Usage continues to work normally
   • 5h limit remains at 100%
   • Weekly limit remains at 0%
   • Credits do not decrease

6. At some point, credit balance increases unexpectedly:

   • Example: 250 → 1250 (+1000)

7. Verify:

   • No auto top-up transaction recorded
   • No payment method charged

8. Disable auto-reload

9. Observe:

   • Quota values remain unchanged ("stuck")
   • Still able to use Codex normally

What is the expected behavior?

No response

Additional information

No response

[github-actions]

Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

• Usage not decreasing at all #17455
• 5h and weekly usage fluctuate wildly and diverge across sessions #16704
• /status command does not refresh weekly limit within the same session #16194
• Compaction hit usage limit but /status showing available #16847

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[Irvinwop]

can confirm that this also happens on the native macos app, so its probably just a serverside issue rather than a codex app issue.

[Irvinwop]

Wow to give an update on this, I just witnessed all of my credits drain in real time. It went from 3800 all the way down to 0. It ticked down by 1 every few seconds until they were all gone, despite no usage of codex. 💀

[Andy61490963]

Same here. Mine dropped from 1000 all the way down to 0, ticking down by 10 ~ 50 every few mins. I wasn’t even using Codex. I’m worried the delayed billing might end up maxing out my credit card.

[bandaoshutiao]

same here...

[Irvinwop]

Anyways, I am pretty sure that the credit jump is related to the email they sent out on the 10th