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GPT-5.5 Codex reasoning-token clustering may be leading to degraded performance

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High technical depth on GPT-5.5 reasoning token clustering bug, highly relevant to AI model evaluation and developer tools.

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Summary I found an aggregate pattern in Codex token_count metadata: gpt-5.5 responses disproportionately land at exactly reasoning_output_tokens = 516, with additional fixed-boundary spikes around ...
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The thread highlights a potential issue with GPT-5.5 Codex where clustering of reasoning tokens may lead to degraded performance. The discussion is nascent, based on a single GitHub issue submission, and lacks detailed community consensus or disagreement at this point.

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