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cumulative token usage
A usage total that accumulates across an entire session rather than resetting per message, making it hard to compare directly against tools that log per-message deltas.
also written as cumulative usage · session totals
Related terms
account-level quota reportingA usage field that reflects the state of an entire account at the moment it was written, rather than the specific session that triggered the write, which can make readings appear to go backward when sessions overlap.view termrollout fileThe session log Codex writes under ~/.codex/sessions, carrying cumulative token totals and rate-limit readings for that account rather than per-message deltas.view term
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- jul 2026
