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Vibe Coding2026-07-30 · source-backed
Thibault Sottiaux posted that the 5-hour usage limit is coming back to Codex. If you run agentic coding loops on a subscription rather than metered access, rolling windows are the real constraint on long-horizon work: they cap session length, not total spend. Single-source via X with no official changelog yet, so hold it loosely.
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