@Saccc_c: Is Codex's auto-review mode the real reason for the recent rapid quota consumption?? I searched and found that auto-review mode actually calls an independent agent for approval. Didn't expect it to consume so many tokens... Planning to switch to full-access to try it out
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The user found that Codex's auto-review mode calls an independent agent for approval, causing fast token consumption, and is planning to switch to full-access mode.
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Is Codex’s auto-review mode the real reason my quota has been burning through so fast lately??
I did some digging and found out that auto-review mode actually calls a separate agent for approval. Didn’t expect it to consume this many tokens…
Ready to switch to full-access and see how that goes 😅 https://t.co/EFXLZPcTo4
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