Codex Pro quotas frustrate users

- Developers report the new Codex quotas burn through the $20 plans quickly and say the Pro tier’s effective $100/month pricing is a big step up for students and hobbyists. - Community workarounds surfaced fast: users creating multiple $20 accounts or pairing Codex with Claude Code to split decision versus code generation tasks. - The backlash centers on quota exhaustion, perceived value of the $100 tier, and speed optimizations that rely on GPT‑5.5 infrastructure. (x.com 1) (x.com 2)