# OpenAI Codex (OpenAI)

Feedback Bench, coding agents, built 2026-10-19, window 2026-08-31 to 2026-10-18. Web page: https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/#/agent/codex

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Rank | 10 of 17 (rank range 8–11) |
| Feedback Score | 47.7 (95% interval 46.6–48.8) |
| Popularity | 0.980 (share of voice 27.35%) |
| Customer love | 0.409 (95% interval 0.400–0.417) |
| Place | Popularity 2nd of 17 × Customer love 16th of 17 |
| Top quadrant | no |
| Users | 42663 |
| Posts counted | 188968 |
| Posts that judge the agent | 60310 |
| Criteria ranking high / low | 10 / 27 of 63 |

## The brief

Written by large language models from this page's numbers and the posts it quotes, then checked: every number in the text is in the build. Interpretation, not measurement.

Many people keep OpenAI Codex as a second tool. They use it to review code another agent wrote, to drive a browser or desktop, and because its subscription works in other tools. Usage pulls it down. Pricing and limits make up 51% of what its users rate, and Codex ranks 13th of 13 there. Reliability also ranks last. Users compare it with Claude Code most, and those posts split almost evenly: 845 put Claude Code ahead and 823 put Codex ahead. Codex leads Cursor, Google Antigravity and GitHub Copilot, and trails OpenCode.

### Why people choose it

- **Strong at browser and computer use** ([Good browser and computer use](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.computer_browser_use.md)). 3.2×: 2% of what users rate, 3.2× the rate for other agents. Ranks 1st of 4 on “Good browser and computer use”. Users say the Codex app controls a browser and desktop apps well, and some use it to test desktop software. Several do their main coding in another agent and open the Codex app only for computer-use tasks.
  Evidence:
  - 2026-10-12, r/ClaudeAI (Reddit): “claude makes better decks, though codex is better at computer use. image generation is probably the main reason to use codex.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1x3x1o8/i_moved_most_of_my_work_to_opus_55_but_gpt6_still/pfezyir/)
  - 2026-10-07, r/vibecoding (Reddit): “nothing, but codex computer use has made testing desktop apps a lot easier” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/vibecoding/comments/1wz6f5h/what_have_you_been_able_to_build_with_opus_55_or/pedcikt/)
- **The best-rated agent for checking the work** ([Checking the work](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/checking.md)). 1st: of 9 on “Checking the work”. 3% of what users rate. Posts describe keeping a Codex plan just to review code that Claude writes. Users say it finds edge cases and catches bugs the other agent missed. Some also praise reviewing diffs inside the app.
  Evidence:
  - 2026-10-12, r/codex (Reddit): “i still keep codex around, useful to have sol or astra as a "second opinion" on opus's plans, and to review code after it's done, it often does catch things that claude missed” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x3f39x/did_i_join_rcodex_or_an_opus_fan_club/pffgwch/)
  - 2026-10-17, r/codex (Reddit): “keep a $100 codex sub and a $200 claude sub. codex is still better for reviewing and finding edge cases.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x86280/advice_needed_for_new_workflow/ph9yelz/)
- **The subscription works in other tools** ([Your subscription works in other tools](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/billing.subscription_portability.md)). 1st: of 8 on “Your subscription works in other tools”. 1% of what users rate. Users say an OpenAI plan can run third-party harnesses or ones they build themselves, which they say Claude does not allow. For some users this is why they switched to Codex or why they stay.
  Evidence:
  - 2026-10-01, r/codex (Reddit): “openai is still the only one among big 3 offering third-party tool access to their subscription plan. for that alone, i'll stay a little longer.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wv3pew/honestly_everything_about_openai_lately_has_been/pd8kv0t/)

### Why people leave

- **Usage drains fast and resets feel unfair** ([Pricing and limits](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/paying.md)). 1.8×: 51% of what users rate, 1.8× the rate for other agents. Ranks 13th of 13 on “Pricing and limits”. Posts describe one or two tasks using up most of a usage allowance, and several link the faster drain to GPT-6.1 Sol. Users also say global resets keep coming while their banked resets are close to expiring, so they cannot use them.
  Evidence:
  - 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “they must’ve taken it from astra because i just drained 95% on 2 tasks. i was coming to the subreddit to see if i was losing my mind. i’ve never ever experienced usage drain anywhere close to this, even with much more intensive tasks.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8m8ho/not_sure_what_they_did_to_gpt_61_sol_usage/pherhdl/)
  - 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “they kept giving global resets that i cant even use my banked resets that are close to expiring lol” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8kztf/did_you_recieve_the_reset_i_already_got_it_for/phev76g/)
- **Users rate its work below Claude's Opus** ([Quality of work](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.md)). 12th: of 14 on “Quality of work”. 32% of what users rate. Many posts compare models directly and say Opus 5.5 gets more done than Sol 6.1 or Astra. Other users describe work quality changing between sessions, loops during UI changes, and git actions they did not expect.
  Evidence:
  - 2026-10-17, r/codex (Reddit): “this round anthropic wins, for sure. opus 5.5 is so ahead of sol6.1 in every way possible. even when comparing it to the too expensive astra i still prefer opus.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x82ohs/coding_capability_comparison_opus_55_is_still/ph99g7j/)
  - 2026-10-18, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “using @openai codex to push directly and it was a mistake, it randomly pushed using a different email and hence github prints this account (with the same name though) in my commits, the blue icon is me. 😂😂 [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1497868184464105475/status/2111935540580778364)
- **Slow responses, errors and heavy apps** ([Reliability](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/reliability.md)). 13th: of 13 on “Reliability”. 17% of what users rate. Users describe sessions that hang at the thinking stage, repeated error messages and responses that keep getting slower. Posts also report apps that freeze or use a lot of memory, terminal display glitches on macOS, and unreliable apps on Windows.
  Evidence:
  - 2026-10-18, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “is codex not working for anyone else right now? i keep getting error messages and other sessions where the chat isn't moving past the thinking stage. @openai #codex” [source](https://twitter.com/1473478765644763140/status/2111844686499594712)
  - 2026-10-17, r/codex (Reddit): “yes! , i laterally searched for this subreddit to see what is going on .. i rarely go beyond 60% usage now but its noticeable slower” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8egcq/the_usage_limits_are_better/phc2wso/)

### Head to head

- **OpenAI Codex vs Claude Code**: OpenAI Codex ahead in 823 of 1668 posts that pick a side, 790 even. Of 2,458 posts, Claude Code leads 845 to 823. Users call Claude better for building. Codex wins on finishing tasks, token use and fewer refusals. In Claude Code's own subreddit Codex leads, 618 to 449.
  - 2026-10-17, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “honestly i have this with claude but to a luch less extent with codex. because is constantly producing new tickets, new edge cases, just another backup and restart, ... constantly asking for my intervention. i have the impression that codex just finishes.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x8ckey/burnout_risk_for_developers_is_it_just_me/phbltx3/)
  - 2026-10-16, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “guys, i have to say that claude is miles ahead of codex 😱😱😱. how have i lived before?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x7cp4x/claude_pro_referral/ph3kg9o/)
- **OpenAI Codex vs Cursor**: OpenAI Codex ahead in 159 of 300 posts that pick a side, 139 even. Codex leads 159 to 141 of 439 posts. Users say Codex gives far more usage for the money. Cursor wins on inline diffs and on having no 5-hour limit. In Codex's own subreddit Cursor leads, 45 to 15.
  - 2026-10-15, r/cursor (Reddit): “objectively yes, but i've been hammering codex today and only used 1% of my monthly limit, so it is immediately on another level of usage than my cursor $200 plan” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1x6onge/final_straw_cancelled_cursor/pgynqg0/)
  - 2026-10-11, r/codex (Reddit): “the 5h limit is very annoying, like cursor pro for same $20 doesn’t have it” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x303a0/what_are_they_planning_for_us/pfa3c7s/)
- **OpenAI Codex vs OpenCode**: OpenAI Codex ahead in 84 of 247 posts that pick a side, 145 even. OpenCode leads 163 to 84 of 392 posts. Users say it is a better way to run OpenAI models, and they describe broken Codex releases. Codex wins on compaction and plan value.
  - 2026-10-13, r/codex (Reddit): “he failed with the harnesses. opencode performs better than codex. it's crazy. the latest features are simply broken. an agent can work for 10 minutes and then stop because of a fancy new feature that was never properly tested.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x4jdn2/tibo_has_spoken_time_to_burn_off_your_tokens_by/pgeju9p/)
  - 2026-10-17, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “codex autocompact is pretty good, it almost feels like it didn’t lose any context at all. unlike compacting on opencode, maybe claude code compacts is as good as codex but i haven’t figured that out yet.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x8ech8/calling_out_every_claude_code_pro_running_long/phcd7pc/)
- **OpenAI Codex vs Google Antigravity**: OpenAI Codex ahead in 139 of 232 posts that pick a side, 70 even. Codex leads 139 to 93 of 302 posts. Users say Sol 6.1 does more complete work than Gemini 3.8 Flash. Antigravity wins on speed. In Codex's own subreddit Antigravity leads, 36 to 11.
  - 2026-10-13, r/google_antigravity (Reddit): “i have both antigravity 20$ and codex 20$ i can say that sol 6.1 is times better, it could reimplement lotsssssss of stuff and 3.8 flash only mocks., not max obviously, but the thing is please don't before 4 argon is tested” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/google_antigravity/comments/1x520pn/antigravity_vs_codex_vs_claude_maxultra_comparison/pgijxqm/)
  - 2026-10-05, r/GoogleAntigravityIDE (Reddit): “i am not a professional coder; i do more marketing work. i feel that anti-gravity is faster, so let's use it in conjunction with codex.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GoogleAntigravityIDE/comments/1wwpk15/im_not_interested_in_claude_im_just_waiting_for/pdzg3ll/)
- **OpenAI Codex vs GitHub Copilot**: OpenAI Codex ahead in 50 of 83 posts that pick a side, 48 even. Codex leads 50 to 33 of 131 posts. Users say a Codex plan covers more usage than Copilot. Some prefer Copilot for bursty work or say the same models run better there. In Codex's own subreddit Copilot leads, 17 to 9.
  - 2026-10-08, r/GithubCopilot (Reddit): “so much more expensive to use ghcp than a subsidized codex/claude plan. and imho way better than ghcp, but still manageable.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/GithubCopilot/comments/1x04gf7/how_is_monthly_usage_compared_to_daily_usage/pel4f6e/)
  - 2026-10-05, r/codex (Reddit): “they can fix their lobotomized models first. luna high and sol 6.1 have been absolute trash on codex. (compared to the same models on copilot)” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wxq5ng/new_tibo_post/pdzvwtt/)
- **OpenAI Codex vs Pi**: OpenAI Codex ahead in 15 of 33 posts that pick a side, 27 even. Pi leads 18 to 15 of 60 posts, with 27 even. Users praise Pi for customization and for using fewer tokens on a Codex subscription. Others say OpenAI models simply work better in Codex.
  - 2026-09-10, r/PiCodingAgent (Reddit): “yeah i mean i literally feel like i get 1.5x usage than codex with the same subscription. i’ve measured it multiple times and pi costs me 40-50% less on the same tasks compared to codex.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/PiCodingAgent/comments/1wcj9bg/who_uses_pi_what_do_you_like_about_it/p8zaao8/)
  - 2026-10-14, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@pidotdev @openai why does openai models work way better in their native haness... its night and day difference. pi is the better harness but the models just does everything better in codex cli.” [source](https://twitter.com/3420976349/status/2110480169555136999)

### What would move its score

Rule: For each area where an agent's customer love is below the category norm: the Feedback Score and rank it would have if that one area were at the norm (0.5) and everything else stayed the same, computed with the same formula as the ranking. An area's pull follows its weight, so an area many users of the category rate moves the score more than one they rarely mention.

| Area at the category norm | Feedback Score | Change | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paying and limits | 50.8 | +3.1 | 8th of 17 |
| Reliability and speed | 49.6 | +1.9 | 8th of 17 |
| Doing the work | 49.2 | +1.6 | 8th of 17 |
| Choosing models | 49.1 | +1.5 | 8th of 17 |
| Interface and sessions | 48.2 | +0.6 | 9th of 17 |
| Setting up and connecting | 48.0 | +0.3 | 10th of 17 |
| Instructing and context | 47.8 | +0.2 | 10th of 17 |

Pricing and limits would move the score most. Bringing it to the category norm would lift the Feedback Score from 47.6 to 50.8 and move Codex from 10th to 8th. Reliability (+1.9), quality of work (+1.6) and models (+1.5) would each also reach 8th. No single area would take it above 8th.

### Six weeks

Weekly users peaked at 12,179 in the week of 2026-09-28, when GPT-6.1 Sol arrived, then fell to 6,146. Share of voice fell from 34% to 23%. Weekly rank slid from 2nd to 14th by late September, then recovered to 9th.

## Top requests

What users ask to add or change, most asked first. 7525 user-weeks ask for something. Requests do not change the Feedback Score. Rule: A separate pass by a large language model reads every counted post and extracts what the user asks the agent or its vendor to add or change, with the criteria it maps to and a short normalised wording; it does not touch the labels or the Feedback Score. A large language model groups the wordings within each criterion (the first criterion the request maps to) into themes, and a second pass merges themes that ask for the same change under different criteria; a merged theme sits under the criterion most of its requests map to, and code counts it once. A theme counts distinct user-weeks that ask for it, per agent; across agents, one user-week per agent. Themes asked in fewer than 2 user-weeks, and requests that share no theme, are not shown. Examples: up to 3 posts per theme from different users, without slurs: whole posts of 60 to 450 characters with at least 8 words beyond handles and links, posts of at most 280 characters first, then the newest.

| Rank | Request | Criterion | User-weeks | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banked resets usable on demand | [Quota reset timing and bonus or banked resets](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.reset_schedule.md) | 150 | 156 |
| 2 | Higher overall usage limits | [How much use a plan's price buys](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.plan_value.md) | 147 | 155 |
| 3 | Remove the 5-hour usage window | [Short rolling usage window blocks or interrupts work](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.window_interrupts_work.md) | 140 | 153 |
| 4 | Opt out of forced resets | [Quota reset timing and bonus or banked resets](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.reset_schedule.md) | 125 | 140 |
| 5 | Additional bonus usage resets | [Quota reset timing and bonus or banked resets](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.reset_schedule.md) | 125 | 130 |
| 6 | One-time immediate usage reset | [Quota reset timing and bonus or banked resets](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.reset_schedule.md) | 116 | 127 |
| 7 | Restore previous usage limits | [Price, allowance or plan terms changed](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.allowance_change.md) | 111 | 128 |
| 8 | Faster overall response speed | [Latency, throughput and fast mode](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/rel.response_speed.md) | 95 | 101 |
| 9 | More token-efficient models | [How much use a plan's price buys](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.plan_value.md) | 94 | 97 |
| 10 | Resets that keep the normal reset date | [Quota reset timing and bonus or banked resets](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.reset_schedule.md) | 92 | 102 |
| 11 | Compensation reset after outages or bugs | [Quota reset timing and bonus or banked resets](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.reset_schedule.md) | 86 | 90 |
| 12 | Predictable fixed reset schedule without surprises | [Quota reset timing and bonus or banked resets](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.reset_schedule.md) | 69 | 79 |

### 1. Banked resets usable on demand

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-16, r/codex (Reddit): “they really need to start handing out **banked** resets by now.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x7hl12/you_might_wanna_burn_through_your_codex_limits/ph47nup/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-15, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “given codex / tibo is handing out resets like no tomorrow claude needs to give us a banked reset this week.. please!” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x6l3rk/need_banked_reset/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-15, r/codex (Reddit): “its robbing me of quota when i don't find out till 30 minutes before the reset.... banked please” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x6g224/free_resets_are_nice_but_what_are_we_actually/pgv03j5/)

### 2. Higher overall usage limits

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-15, r/codex (Reddit): “it has been already slow. and you should ask for x2 usage base.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x6d686/why_not_just_create_a_slow_mode_that_reduces_usage/pgubx2o/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-13, r/codex (Reddit): “i thought the same when i saw them float the idea/vote of 5hr limits. what is going on! they are making enough money, just give us all more usage. stop messing around with us.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x467hb/it_took_two_weeks_for_them_to_go_back_on_their/pgfhdds/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-13, r/codex (Reddit): “probably a coding subscription plan that doesn’t continually anally molest us on limits while trying to placate us with useless stuff like dots” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x4hvzd/what_i_want_is_a_no_bs_plan/pgdyxfv/)

### 3. Remove the 5-hour usage window

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-16, r/codex (Reddit): “resets would be more useful without the 5 hour limit on the $20 plan.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x7ls35/the_reset_economy_then_and_now/ph6u7ag/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-12, r/codex (Reddit): “someone who has a 8 to 5 work and commutes while consuming an additional 1hr would benefit in a no 5hr limit. not everyone is a fulltime developer on their own projects.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x3nzj3/we_all_are_tibo/pfekp12/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-12, r/codex (Reddit): “because there is no transparency in what 2x weekly limit could mean or entail. given that it’s completely arbitrary, a removal of the 5 hour limit would at least show an immediate change.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x3nzj3/we_all_are_tibo/pfcucdy/)

### 4. Opt out of forced resets

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-17, r/codex (Reddit): “its honestly annoying at this point. give me a banked reset or leave my shit alone” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8ekzi/reset_landing_by_end_of_day_today_pst/phc0tyi/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-16, r/codex (Reddit): “because of how sporadic these resets are i'm inclined to use fast mode until i'm at like 10% usage left then switching to a cheaper model like 6.1 to avoid missing out on unused credits. would be better if they were banked.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x7hl12/you_might_wanna_burn_through_your_codex_limits/ph50qzt/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-16, r/codex (Reddit): “it really would be ideal to give us a banked reset with an expiration, instead of a forced reset.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x75r1d/the_forced_reset_swallowed_half_my_banked_reset/ph1msog/)

### 5. Additional bonus usage resets

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-15, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “sufficient backup 🔥 come on!!! tibo! another 10 reset cards i can also burn through my pro20x @thsottiaux #openai #codex #tibo [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/1971095578311569408/status/2110717443123618150)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-09, r/codex (Reddit): “i’m trying to go the other way because i am not using that many tokens right now. but i want to keep the resets” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x1w3mi/do_you_lose_resets_if_you_downgrade_to_plus/pex7ut5/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-09, r/codex (Reddit): “so reset for all eu cause technically this is not an update for us pay btw. 265 dollar with vat” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x1v6je/tibo_shares_day_5_update/pex0eeu/)

### 6. One-time immediate usage reset

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-16, r/codex (Reddit): “i am at 15% left and have 10x account (formerly 20x accounts) so a reset would be nice.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x7hl12/you_might_wanna_burn_through_your_codex_limits/ph4sp3y/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-16, r/codex (Reddit): “we need a reset today. the usage had been buggy since this morning and burned 1/3 of my usage in hours. last night it performed very well, for a whole day it burned about 30-40%. but this morning has been horrible! i'm so sick of this back and forth..” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x7hl12/you_might_wanna_burn_through_your_codex_limits/ph46b3v/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-14, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@thsottiaux @jesusisgod codex cli users: wtf where is the reset” [source](https://twitter.com/1878193431165472768/status/2110272443755749721)

### 7. Restore previous usage limits

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-13, r/codex (Reddit): “yeah give back our 50% usage that you took away (which we paid in full)” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x4p9tx/tobo_said_extra_usage/pgfsvuq/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-12, r/codex (Reddit): “i want what i originally payed for. if i use it up in a day, then that's on me. if you can't handle the demand, that's on you and you should really learn to throttle people better.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x3nzj3/we_all_are_tibo/pfdenmt/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-11, r/codex (Reddit): “just to be clear by 2x he means "the same usage you had on the 20x plan before we cut it in half". so all they'd be doing is adding 5 hour limits instead of cutting our usage in half. how about neither and just go back to how it was before d-day?” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x303a0/what_are_they_planning_for_us/pf7g33h/)

### 8. Faster overall response speed

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-15, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@emilydahin @openai the most fatal problem with codex is that it is too slow. compared to claude, the speed difference is too much. i hope it can be resolved.” [source](https://twitter.com/2037394626022395905/status/2110591045251842179)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-13, r/codex (Reddit): “`selected model is at capacity. please try a different model.` solve this and the painfully slow speeds first please” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x4p9tx/tobo_said_extra_usage/pgfocue/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-13, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@thsottiaux when can the codex app be optimized a bit? it's too laggy. also: when can the hardware be upgraded? the model speed is too slow, like constipation.” [source](https://twitter.com/2067101468663156736/status/2109820361399508998)

### 9. More token-efficient models

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-08, r/codex (Reddit): “they should really just focus on optimizing cost on opus it's literally like state of the art and that's not even glazing, its that good” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x0xg1z/after_using_opus_55_since_it_released_all_the/pep3xhs/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-07, r/codex (Reddit): “opus 5.5 is fantastic. honestly if intelligence stayed at this level and cost would go down and speed would go to i would be happy. it’s incredibly reliable and nice to work with” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wzpt31/opus_55_vs_sol_61/pefhrw0/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-05, r/codex (Reddit): “what about increasing the 6.1 speed? and at least while we wait ceaper usage for astra. my 200$ sub feels useless right now.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1wxq5ng/new_tibo_post/pdyqzmr/)

### 10. Resets that keep the normal reset date

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-16, r/codex (Reddit): “yes i reset and had 98 left and then tibo reset that and pushed it by another day. resets should not apply if you are underusing your quota. so lets say you hav 86% left and 6 days to the reset you are using right on target and shuold not recieve a reset to push the week back.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x75r1d/the_forced_reset_swallowed_half_my_banked_reset/ph37slc/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-16, r/codex (Reddit): “the problem with the forced resets is that they also move the reset day ahead. keep the reset day and no one should be complaining.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x75r1d/the_forced_reset_swallowed_half_my_banked_reset/ph1paog/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-15, r/codex (Reddit): “it's not really free when the weekly reset date changes. maybe a little extension” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x6g224/free_resets_are_nice_but_what_are_we_actually/pguyu2u/)

### 11. Compensation reset after outages or bugs

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-16, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@thsottiaux ngl we deserve a reset. we haven’t been getting any major features these last 12 days or anything ground breaking. this is really disappointing considering i enjoy the codex app a lot more than claude but i might honestly have to switch over” [source](https://twitter.com/1640555860895358976/status/2111245285787861198)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-15, r/codex (Reddit): “there was no update that landed. he owes us a reset to follow the commitment he created. he better not just defer a 'great' update and drop it tomrrow and think thats sufficient for missing day 10” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x6bcjt/day_10_tibo_got_optimized_out/pgu2ffb/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-13, r/codex (Reddit): “openai status is *finally* reporting degraded performance in codex, so this should be a **banked reset** imo. unless they weasel out of it of course. ᘛ⁐̤ᕐᐷ” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x4ytrm/selected_model_is_at_capacity_please_try_a/pgjqw99/)

### 12. Predictable fixed reset schedule without surprises

- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-13, r/codex (Reddit): “i was at 95% because i was waiting towards the end of the week and my 7 days have started over. its fucked up my workflow timing for the week. i would honestly prefer these types of resets don’t happen.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x4je5m/day_8_reset/pgfajfr/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-09, r/codex (Reddit): “banked resets expire in a month, i’ve used less than half the banked resets i’ve gotten. but again, i didn’t sign up for random reset or banked resets, i signed up for a fixed amount resetting every 7 days.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x00bd8/these_resets_have_been_reducing_the_quantity_of/pesw9cf/)
- OpenAI Codex, 2026-10-07, r/codex (Reddit): “will something happen? probably not. this has been an issue since resets were released. not to say they are a bad thing, but having my usage get shifted around really can screw up plans i make.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x03x31/tibo_dont_reset_topup/pehap78/)

## Ranks highest on

Using an existing subscription across tools (1st of 8), Safety filters block legitimate coding tasks (1st of 5), Computer use and browser control (1st of 4)

## Ranks lowest on

Usage meter visibility and accuracy (6th of 6), Automatic model routing and fallback (8th of 8), Quality got worse or better over time (7th of 7)

Position on a criterion: its place among the agents with at least 30 rated user-weeks there, ordered by customer love. It ranks high when both its position and its 95% interval put it in the top half, low when both put it in the bottom half; neither otherwise, or when fewer than 4 agents qualify.

## All 63 criteria

Criterion love: 0.5 is the category norm. n: rated user-weeks.

### Paying and limits: 13th of 13 (customer love 0.398, n 15635)

Users say their quota runs out fast. Quota burn is 22.1% of what they rate, against 8.9% for other agents. Reset schedules, changing plan terms, plan value and the usage meter all rank last. Using the subscription in other tools rates best in its group.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Single prompt, model or effort level consumes disproportionate quota](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.burn_rate.md) | 9th of 12 | 0.482 | 0.462–0.507 | 6763 | 1129 | 5634 |
| [How much use a plan's price buys](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.plan_value.md) | 12th of 12 | 0.416 | 0.399–0.435 | 5816 | 2051 | 3765 |
| [Quota reset timing and bonus or banked resets](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.reset_schedule.md) | 5th of 5 | 0.448 | 0.413–0.485 | 3653 | 606 | 3047 |
| [Price, allowance or plan terms changed](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.allowance_change.md) | 7th of 7 | 0.390 | 0.331–0.455 | 1838 | 69 | 1769 |
| [Short rolling usage window blocks or interrupts work](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.window_interrupts_work.md) | 4th of 6 | 0.481 | 0.440–0.529 | 1754 | 229 | 1525 |
| [Usage meter visibility and accuracy](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.usage_meter.md) | 6th of 6 | 0.335 | 0.291–0.383 | 1137 | 48 | 1089 |
| [Pricing and plan terms stated clearly and consistently](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/billing.pricing_clarity.md) | 6th of 6 | 0.413 | 0.363–0.472 | 336 | 10 | 326 |
| [Prompt cache hits, misses and invalidation](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/limits.prompt_cache.md) | 4th of 4 | 0.461 | 0.428–0.495 | 228 | 52 | 176 |
| [Using an existing subscription across tools](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/billing.subscription_portability.md) | 1st of 8 | 0.597 | 0.564–0.630 | 198 | 123 | 75 |
| [Pay-as-you-go overage, fallback billing and spend caps](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/billing.overage_charges.md) | 1st of 4 | 0.556 | 0.483–0.643 | 146 | 14 | 132 |
| [Free tier and free model availability and limits](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/billing.free_tier.md) | 3rd of 7 | 0.509 | 0.480–0.537 | 136 | 84 | 52 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “don't know what your building but i barely run out of usage on.astra ultra fast” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8o5oj/do_not_trust_61_sol_right_now/phf74j1/)
- Praise, 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “isn't 5.6 terra dirt cheap? i use it at work for hours i barely spend $5 per day churning on max” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8r7u4/chatgpt_desktop_still_uses_56_terra_for_memory/phfagt2/)
- Praise, 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “open source everything! up to 50 saas products so far [link] couldn't do it without all these resets.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8ylw5/we_talk_about_resets_lately_and_token_usage_but_i/phh98tg/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “28% drained on the 100 plan from running three chats for six hours with zero subagents, nothing substantial has changed for weeks in my experience. i am getting similar usage on claude's $20 with opus 5.5 to chatgpt's $100 plan with gpt-6.1 sol.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8m8ho/not_sure_what_they_did_to_gpt_61_sol_usage/phekfl3/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “exact same experience, i thought i used astra on accident or something for a moment. 1 prompt telling codex to continue a task it was already working on killed 100 percent before sol 6.1 could even finish.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8m8ho/not_sure_what_they_did_to_gpt_61_sol_usage/phektuy/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “lol im on the $200 plan and 6.1 sol is literally burning like astra im on extra high, yes, but wow im already at 86% since the reset before the reset i could literally have subagents on 6.1 sol and usage barely moved 😭 ugh” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8m8ho/not_sure_what_they_did_to_gpt_61_sol_usage/phepqub/)

### Setting up and connecting: 11th of 12 (customer love 0.438, n 1415)

Users rarely talk about setup. Easy-to-learn docs rank last of 7, and IDE integration and plugins sit below the norm. Install and sign-in, and bringing your own keys or local models, are close to the norm.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Install, launch and sign-in](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.install_signin.md) | 3rd of 8 | 0.524 | 0.477–0.567 | 531 | 108 | 423 |
| [MCP servers, plugins, skills and hooks](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.extensions_mcp.md) | 7th of 9 | 0.463 | 0.434–0.494 | 392 | 176 | 216 |
| [IDE and editor integration](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.ide_integration.md) | 5th of 7 | 0.468 | 0.437–0.500 | 226 | 97 | 129 |
| [Connecting own API keys, local models and custom endpoints](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.provider_byok_local.md) | 2nd of 9 | 0.520 | 0.492–0.549 | 170 | 95 | 75 |
| [Onboarding, discoverability and documentation](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/setup.onboarding_docs.md) | 7th of 7 | 0.461 | 0.433–0.494 | 133 | 18 | 115 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “i had been using claude code in the cli to get used to the terminal, but when i tried it with the codex app to run a local llm, it was very easy to use, as expected.” [source](https://twitter.com/2052141742263312384/status/2111940049436893245)
- Praise, 2026-10-14, r/cursor (Reddit): “both… i use both… and codex.. all inside cursor using the claude and codex plugins for vs code. works great, gives me a ton of flexibility and i can have them check each others work” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/cursor/comments/1x5wavo/claude_20_vs_cursor_20/pgsmdbk/)
- Praise, 2026-10-11, r/codex (Reddit): “it's smooth n work like chrome login. using it for month n have not seen session expire” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x2swhw/too_many_tabs_so_i_made_one_app_with_61_sol/pf866ov/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@thsottiaux updating codex cli is not easy. it also leaves stale copies of the same. we never know whether it really updated or reran a empty action script. updating codex via npm install -g @openai/codex... npm warn cleanup f… 🎉 update ran successfully! please restart codex.” [source](https://twitter.com/772861064/status/2111803222222332127)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “i changed my email. the flow required a push approval on my iphone, which i gave. every session was then signed out - ios, desktop, codex cli. with the ios app signed out, no device remained to receive a push challenge, and signing back in asks for an authenticator code.” [source](https://twitter.com/743797976921825280/status/2111066229154988239)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “now, new registrations logging into the codex app require sms verification 100% of the time, while logging into the claude app is selective based on ip.” [source](https://twitter.com/367212879/status/2111123965640872040)

### Choosing models: 11th of 12 (customer love 0.355, n 4611)

Users describe models that get worse over time. That criterion ranks last of 7. Auto mode picking the wrong model and the range of models on offer also pull the area down. The effort setting is near the norm.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Quality got worse or better over time](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.quality_drift.md) | 7th of 7 | 0.313 | 0.289–0.336 | 3117 | 527 | 2590 |
| [Which models are offered on a plan and when](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.catalog_access.md) | 10th of 11 | 0.408 | 0.376–0.441 | 787 | 130 | 657 |
| [Reasoning effort setting and its defaults](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.effort_control.md) | 2nd of 4 | 0.492 | 0.458–0.529 | 624 | 302 | 322 |
| [Automatic model routing and fallback](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/models.routing_auto.md) | 8th of 8 | 0.388 | 0.359–0.419 | 447 | 65 | 382 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-17, r/codex (Reddit): “drop to high. it's good. xhigh is really for planning only and review.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8o0ig/how_is_sol_61_xhigh_doing_for_coding/phedq3x/)
- Praise, 2026-10-16, r/codex (Reddit): “i just use 6 astra for everything because that's the true 5.6 sol replacement, the real upgrade. 5.6 sol was their frontier model when it came out. 6 astra is now that frontier model, not 6 sol or 6.1 sol.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x6wde3/just_used_56_sol_again_and_it_feels_like_magic/ph0i7oe/)
- Praise, 2026-10-15, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@fei2411 i used codex cli and the oai plugin for vs code, and it's pretty good. i didn't feel a significant drop in intelligence.” [source](https://twitter.com/2053488761925971968/status/2110750754579607820)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “its getting bad since astra launch. i will stop sub when qwen4 is launched. im done with cloud subs” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8xsxb/do_people_at_openai_actually_use_codex_its_been/phhbvu2/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “openai codex performance has been so degraded this week, i'm about to switch out all my subscriptions” [source](https://twitter.com/14130120/status/2111621006867702074)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, r/codex (Reddit): “i find that the quality of results of codex varies quite a lot, i feel like they control effort and precision depending on system load and so results tend to be frustrating on some days, costing more time than it helps.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x762dt/i_actually_like_working_with_codex_than_claude/ph9mb4r/)

### Instructing and context: 9th of 11 (customer love 0.470, n 2137)

A mixed area. Following instructions and staying sharp in long sessions each rank 1st of 5. Remembering across sessions and keeping what matters through compaction rank last, and the area sits below the norm.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Direct in-prompt instructions and caps are followed](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.instruction_following.md) | 1st of 5 | 0.517 | 0.478–0.557 | 730 | 200 | 530 |
| [Context compaction keeps what matters, cheaply and quickly](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.compaction.md) | 5th of 5 | 0.453 | 0.418–0.487 | 434 | 138 | 296 |
| [Persistent project rules files are read and obeyed](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.instruction_files.md) | 2nd of 5 | 0.508 | 0.477–0.541 | 350 | 194 | 156 |
| [Memory and state carried across sessions](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.session_memory.md) | 6th of 6 | 0.457 | 0.425–0.487 | 281 | 108 | 173 |
| [Output degrades as the context window fills](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.long_context_decay.md) | 1st of 5 | 0.525 | 0.481–0.570 | 276 | 54 | 222 |
| [Finding the right files in the codebase](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.codebase_retrieval.md) | 3rd of 5 | 0.491 | 0.461–0.520 | 146 | 59 | 87 |
| [Asks the user versus guessing](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.clarifying_questions.md) | 2nd of 2 | 0.493 | 0.463–0.523 | 117 | 45 | 72 |
| [Images, PDFs and file attachments as input](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/context.attachments.md) | 2nd of 4 | 0.525 | 0.496–0.554 | 78 | 35 | 43 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-17, r/ClaudeCode (Reddit): “codex autocompact is pretty good, it almost feels like it didn’t lose any context at all. unlike compacting on opencode, maybe claude code compacts is as good as codex but i haven’t figured that out yet.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeCode/comments/1x8ech8/calling_out_every_claude_code_pro_running_long/phcd7pc/)
- Praise, 2026-10-16, r/ClaudeAI (Reddit): “update: i’m giving one of my smaller coding projects to openai and dot to try, anthropic you better get your stuff together because the context management in a normal chat versus codex is awesome. main project stays in cc for now” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1x6plkx/comment/ph1n521/)
- Praise, 2026-10-15, r/codex (Reddit): “sometimes gemini would say "this is mathematically unattainable" codex would say "well, user wants it, better work" i'm currently making a curriculum map for school subjects with overlapping pre requisites and i'm trying to make them not overlap the connections.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x699ls/codex_caught_window_shoping_midcoding/pgtpspw/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, r/codex (Reddit): “it’s fucking compacting every 2-3 messages it’s fucking infuriating. i am making very basic ui changes.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x7qk6h/why_does_codex_compact_conversation_too_early_any/ph98j8y/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, r/codex (Reddit): “yeah, agents.md that i had was working fine till last few days. now, all of sudden the codex is not respecting it. so, i guess it is a new change.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x7ms4i/codex_ignored_the_same_agentsmd_instruction/ph669pb/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-15, r/codex (Reddit): “it’s so offensive that we finally articulated what’s in our mind those complex ideas and thoughts, only to be encountered with “compacting context”” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x6bh0n/every_time_i_ask_codex_something_complex/pgtyupy/)

### Doing the work: 12th of 14 (customer love 0.435, n 9910)

Users doubt it can handle their kind of task (12th of 13). Subagents, frontend UI and finishing the task rank last. Strengths: browser and computer use, few false safety refusals, and concise replies, each 1st in its group.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Can do the user's kind of task](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.capability.md) | 12th of 13 | 0.382 | 0.364–0.399 | 5857 | 3404 | 2453 |
| [Subagents, parallel agents and orchestrators](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.multi_agent_orchestration.md) | 10th of 10 | 0.438 | 0.409–0.470 | 1450 | 859 | 591 |
| [Does unrequested work or over-engineers](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.scope_overreach.md) | 2nd of 5 | 0.528 | 0.455–0.609 | 824 | 48 | 776 |
| [Spins, loops or gets stuck without progress](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.stuck_loops.md) | 6th of 6 | 0.423 | 0.350–0.502 | 572 | 19 | 553 |
| [Long unattended runs and goal/loop mode](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.long_running_autonomy.md) | 8th of 8 | 0.422 | 0.378–0.469 | 552 | 399 | 153 |
| [Frontend and visual UI output](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.frontend_ui.md) | 5th of 5 | 0.421 | 0.384–0.456 | 524 | 197 | 327 |
| [Computer use and browser control](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.computer_browser_use.md) | 1st of 4 | 0.593 | 0.550–0.635 | 495 | 294 | 201 |
| [Safety filters block legitimate coding tasks](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.safety_refusals.md) | 1st of 5 | 0.636 | 0.578–0.691 | 376 | 83 | 293 |
| [Breaks existing code or reintroduces bugs](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.regressions_introduced.md) | 5th of 5 | 0.473 | 0.411–0.546 | 337 | 19 | 318 |
| [Stops mid-task or answers instead of acting](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.premature_stop.md) | 3rd of 3 | 0.428 | 0.380–0.490 | 329 | 19 | 310 |
| [Tool approval prompts and autonomy modes](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.permission_prompts.md) | 3rd of 5 | 0.510 | 0.469–0.549 | 313 | 79 | 234 |
| [Length and clarity of replies, summaries and comments](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.response_verbosity.md) | 1st of 3 | 0.574 | 0.538–0.612 | 209 | 80 | 129 |
| [Risky or irreversible actions without confirmation](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.destructive_actions.md) | 2nd of 5 | 0.487 | 0.450–0.525 | 207 | 43 | 164 |
| [Diagnosing and fixing reported bugs](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.bug_diagnosis.md) | 3rd of 4 | 0.485 | 0.446–0.522 | 204 | 139 | 65 |
| [Caves to or argues with the user's judgement](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.sycophancy_pushback.md) | 2nd of 2 | 0.476 | 0.450–0.506 | 105 | 18 | 87 |
| [Plan-before-edit mode](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.plan_mode.md) | 3rd of 5 | 0.480 | 0.456–0.505 | 84 | 42 | 42 |
| [Git commits, branches and sync](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.git_workflow.md) | 2nd of 3 | 0.497 | 0.475–0.522 | 62 | 20 | 42 |
| [Games checks instead of fixing the problem](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/work.reward_hacking.md) | 2nd of 3 | 0.498 | 0.460–0.582 | 47 | 1 | 46 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “i have two websites, which are designed, automatically improved and maintained by codex, especially the automated improvements every 5 hours are nice.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8zaoj/what_have_you_actually_built_with_codex_that_you/phh68m7/)
- Praise, 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “yeah, its pretty great at making stuff from raw prompts too. all these math discoveries have to be fueling its dsp capabilities too because it's getting damn impressive. my recent original work was a physical model of a singing bowl -- no samples either just raw math all the way.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8ylw5/we_talk_about_resets_lately_and_token_usage_but_i/phhtmkc/)
- Praise, 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “let opus plan into atomic focused tasks. let sol 6.1 handles the tasks. once the scope is clear, sol 6.1 is a better implementer for hard problems that require high math/algorithmic thinking.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x980na/any_tricks_on_making_it_be_on_par_with_claude/phj1oxu/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “shit, i want to drop to low with how over engineered everything is” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8o0ig/how_is_sol_61_xhigh_doing_for_coding/phenjhp/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “found a likely contributor: my dot had started using a separate codex cloud env for code reviews without checking with me first. i’ve now asked it to stick to its own terminal and filesystem.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8ffpw/is_dots_browser_activity_being_counted_towards/phfo16r/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “before reset: "we need to carefully implement this, consider edge cases, and validate everything." after reset: "looks good to me. task complete." bro came back from a five-hour break with senior management energy 💀” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x91po7/anyone_else_notice_claude_code_or_codex_rushing/phjb1m9/)

### Checking and finishing: 1st of 9 (customer love 0.541, n 788)

Its only area above the category norm. Users say its code reviews find real bugs, with 310 praise against 61 complaint user-weeks. It is also honest about when work is done. Testing its own work is weaker and sits below the norm.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Agent-performed code review finds real issues](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/verify.agent_code_review.md) | 1st of 4 | 0.585 | 0.543–0.621 | 371 | 310 | 61 |
| [Claims work is done or fixed when it is not](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/verify.false_completion.md) | 1st of 4 | 0.565 | 0.478–0.671 | 238 | 14 | 224 |
| [Builds, tests or runs its own changes](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/verify.self_testing.md) | 3rd of 3 | 0.461 | 0.429–0.491 | 138 | 71 | 67 |
| [Reviewing and approving the agent's changes](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/verify.change_review_ui.md) | 4th of 5 | 0.481 | 0.458–0.505 | 67 | 21 | 46 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-17, r/codex (Reddit): “keep a $100 codex sub and a $200 claude sub. codex is still better for reviewing and finding edge cases.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x86280/advice_needed_for_new_workflow/ph9yelz/)
- Praise, 2026-10-14, r/codex (Reddit): “keep a plus account and use it for reviewing claud products with astra. best of both worlds . codex astra is still very good in this.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x5dd8g/comment/pgn52vj/)
- Praise, 2026-10-13, r/codex (Reddit): “i was also using codex this whole year until opus 5.5 but now i still use astra and sol 6.1 but only reviwers and researchers - they are quite good at it better than claude and opus 5.5 is stiill my main goto model” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x4kfy9/things_have_really_changed_for_me/pgegj32/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-17, r/codex (Reddit): “it's happened before too, sometimes it can make python scripts and do changes via it so it doesn't show "files changed"” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8830j/codex_app_stopped_reporting_files_changed/phd38kg/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-14, r/codex (Reddit): “except every test that it makes is fake bloat that actually tests nothing” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x5rlcg/why_gpt_6_loves_testing/pgp3m32/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-14, r/codex (Reddit): “it's not test driven development. codex doesn't do test driven development. it writes the code and *then* tests every little detail including third-party behaviour. which is just moronic.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x5rlcg/why_gpt_6_loves_testing/pgp54th/)

### Interface and sessions: 13th of 14 (customer love 0.407, n 2214)

Users describe confusing display and settings, which rank near the bottom. Mobile and remote control and cloud sessions both rank last.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [How the interface shows work, and what the user can configure](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/ui.display_settings.md) | 11th of 12 | 0.445 | 0.417–0.477 | 1157 | 343 | 814 |
| [Mobile, remote-control and voice access](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/surfaces.remote_mobile.md) | 7th of 7 | 0.396 | 0.359–0.430 | 526 | 249 | 277 |
| [Saving, switching, resuming and rewinding sessions](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/ui.session_history.md) | 4th of 6 | 0.490 | 0.451–0.528 | 323 | 76 | 247 |
| [Cloud and remote sandbox execution](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/surfaces.cloud_sessions.md) | 5th of 5 | 0.370 | 0.338–0.401 | 205 | 69 | 136 |
| [Stopping and steering a running agent](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/ui.interrupt_steer.md) | 2nd of 3 | 0.492 | 0.459–0.528 | 107 | 43 | 64 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@yb_xander codex app is soooo much better than the cli ux- and feature-wise.” [source](https://twitter.com/1213832156721532929/status/2111704275143340179)
- Praise, 2026-10-16, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “claude cowork really needs to let you fork a conversation this feature exists in other apps (e.g. codex app, claude code cli). it's one of the main reasons i've been using codex as a daily driver for the past few months” [source](https://twitter.com/369777416/status/2110904164922589427)
- Praise, 2026-10-16, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “there was a point made that codex is running the app-server daemon on its own in the background, but this is super convenient, and if the codex cli, codex desktop app, and mobile are all connected to the same app-server, all sessions are synchronized.” [source](https://twitter.com/46878200/status/2111000056337957037)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “tried the calling feature about 10 times via the mobile app and it never picks up. so weird.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x97rkc/openai_cooked_with_dots_ux/phj9lx3/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “i've used claude code , opencode bit ux wise codex cli is dogshit” [source](https://twitter.com/1574024114221654016/status/2111747502550737161)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@theobileonard why use cli when you can just use a gui that's a more natural interface? i use t3code and i'd rather die than use claude or codex cli” [source](https://twitter.com/1296003275322527744/status/2111845605463007496)

### Reliability and speed: 13th of 13 (customer love 0.323, n 5291)

Slow responses drive the area. They rank last of 10, with 2,030 complaint user-weeks. Crashes and updates that break things also rank last. Outages and service errors sit near the norm.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Latency, throughput and fast mode](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/rel.response_speed.md) | 10th of 10 | 0.282 | 0.260–0.305 | 2493 | 463 | 2030 |
| [Client crashes, freezes and failed tool execution](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/rel.client_failures.md) | 11th of 11 | 0.353 | 0.308–0.404 | 1582 | 75 | 1507 |
| [Outages, server errors and capacity or rate errors](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/rel.service_errors.md) | 3rd of 6 | 0.498 | 0.440–0.559 | 1082 | 81 | 1001 |
| [Updates break working setups](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/rel.update_breakage.md) | 7th of 7 | 0.408 | 0.364–0.459 | 537 | 45 | 492 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “still awesome for me. concurrent tasks talk to each other too, so speed isn't really an issue for me.” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8r76x/is_everything_okay_with_61_now/phfgbrs/)
- Praise, 2026-10-17, r/codex (Reddit): “only using astra, its fast, efficient and i.dont see a reason to switch when it works” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x8a90j/are_you_still_using_astra_and_if_so_why/phb1ykn/)
- Praise, 2026-10-16, r/codex (Reddit): “just use codex cli, i have two instances and both use like 500 mb” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x7fro5/openai_builds_tools_that_can_rewrite_entire_apps/ph3yrna/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, r/codex (Reddit): “exactly. used it extensively since day 1, after 5 days things started to hiccup, in the 8th day it became unusable. no connection between voice and chat and can’t communicate with codex” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x97rkc/openai_cooked_with_dots_ux/phjd0br/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “@derrickcchoi could you ask tibo to fix this major issue? 😭 i tagged him on my profile a few days ago but got no reply. my tests a few days ago showed no significant tps difference between fast and normal mode in the codex app. sometimes normal was even faster. that's insane!” [source](https://twitter.com/1913773282530414592/status/2111642368944582808)
- Complaint, 2026-10-18, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “the app from @bot compared to the codex app and claude app is a rocket, i used it all day and it didn't freeze once. with the others, it averages a memory consumption of 60gb.” [source](https://twitter.com/93832482/status/2111676566757318961)

### Account and support: 5th of 11 (customer love 0.540, n 802)

Few users raise account issues. Users rate support better than the norm, 2nd of 8. Codex also rates best in its group on avoiding unfair bans. Charges being correct sits near the norm.

| Criterion | Reading | Customer love | 95% interval | n | Praise | Complaint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Support, refunds and issue handling](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/account.support.md) | 2nd of 8 | 0.560 | 0.513–0.608 | 391 | 74 | 317 |
| [Account bans and access restrictions](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/account.bans_restrictions.md) | 1st of 5 | 0.552 | 0.495–0.624 | 218 | 25 | 193 |
| [Wrong charges, failed payments and plan provisioning](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/account.billing_errors.md) | 2nd of 5 | 0.541 | 0.430–0.691 | 187 | 5 | 182 |
| [Data retention, training use and deployment isolation](https://feedbackbench.com/coding-agents/criteria/account.data_privacy.md) | 3rd of 4 | 0.479 | 0.453–0.509 | 96 | 16 | 80 |

Most recent posts:

- Praise, 2026-10-10, r/codex (Reddit): “i guess the good part of codex is that you can call him stupid and wont get banned as opposed to claude now” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x2ojgq/i_still_favor_gpt_models_over_claude_models/pf4lhu6/)
- Praise, 2026-10-10, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “the bug is fixed thanks to the quick turnaround from openai support. appreciate it! #openai #codex [link]” [source](https://twitter.com/128682412/status/2108709486777204982)
- Praise, 2026-10-07, r/codex (Reddit): “i think the only reason at this moment, is that openai doesn't care that i use openclaw, and anthropic would ban me for it” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x0afiz/question_for_people_with_codex_and_claude/pej2g2e/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-16, r/codex (Reddit): “says "your account isn’t currently eligible for daybreak. you can still use chatgpt." and no further options to do anything” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x77sd4/does_anyone_has_access_to_daybreak/ph1wq9m/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-15, r/codex (Reddit): “yeah smth similar happened to me too. they told me, yeah you qualify, go buy pro 200 and we will fix it, so i bought it, showed them, then they told me they gonna take it further up w "specialists", and then ghosted since 2 weeks...” [source](https://www.reddit.com/r/codex/comments/1x45q9b/codex_usage_and_operation_discussion_last_updated/pgtnw7s/)
- Complaint, 2026-10-13, X search: OpenAI Codex, Codex CLI, Codex app (X): “day 8: it's been eight days!!! still no response to my appeal!!! #chatgpt #openai #codex” [source](https://twitter.com/1348656253870895104/status/2109855607813787790)