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Astra drains codex usage so fast

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Whenever I use Astra in codex on the Plus plan ($20 a month) it always uses my full 5 hour usage in about 2 prompts even on low reasoning and fresh context. Does anyone else notice that it uses it up like that?

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  1. 2026-09-13 04:53 · r/ChatGPT
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