# Developers report abnormally fast Codex rate limit depletion > Source: > Published: 2026-08-17 20:05:02+00:00 # Developers report abnormally fast Codex rate limit depletion Users reported that OpenAI Codex weekly usage limits are draining faster than expected, potentially indicating a bug in rate limit tracking. According to community posts on OpenAI's forums, multiple developers are experiencing unexplained quota consumption and building workaround tools like Cronloop for usage scheduling and orchestration. OpenAI has not publicly confirmed or denied a bug in the rate limiting system. ## Topics ## Sources - Social [Read article](https://community.openai.com/t/codex-weekly-limits-are-draining-way-too-fast-is-this-a-bug/1390408) This intelligence is sourced automatically from public sources across the web and synthesised by the Prefactor AI pipeline. Stories are reviewed before publication.