Codex CLI usage

Codex CLI usage meter for the Mac menu bar

Codex CLI does not put a usage number in the Mac menu bar. If you want to know how much of your session you have used, you either wait for the CLI to tell you it is running low or go digging through local session logs by hand. That works when you remember to check, but it is not something you can glance at while you are mid-task, and it is easy to find out you are close to a limit only after you hit it.

A Codex usage meter for the menu bar solves that glance problem. One bar, visible the whole time you are working, so you can see where you stand before you start a long run instead of finding out partway through. It sits next to whatever else you track, so checking Codex does not mean switching away from your editor or opening a fresh terminal window just to read a number.

How Usage HUD shows it

Usage HUD reads your local Codex session logs and turns them into a bar next to your other AI subscriptions. Because that reading comes from local telemetry rather than your Codex invoice or an official Codex usage endpoint, Usage HUD labels it plainly instead of presenting it as an official count, so you know exactly how much weight to give it before you rely on it.

You get the reset time, a freshness stamp, and a one-line reason behind the confidence label, so the label is never a mystery. Turn the Codex bar off without losing its history, and see Claude, Gemini, Grok, and Ollama in the same panel if you run them too. Everything is read on your Mac, with no Usage HUD account and no telemetry from the app itself. If Codex is the only tool you run right now, the panel still shows one clean bar for it; add Claude, Gemini, Grok, or Ollama later and each one appears with its own bar, reset time, and confidence label without any extra setup.

Buy Usage HUD

$9 USD · one time · personal license through 1.x

Launch price through 30 Sep 2026, then $15. 14-day refund by email. If CodexBar already works for you, you do not need this.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the Codex number come from?

From your local Codex session logs. Usage HUD labels it as local telemetry, not your Codex invoice, so you know what kind of number you are looking at.

Is this an official Codex usage figure?

No. It is read from local logs, and Usage HUD says so with a confidence label and a one-line reason rather than presenting it as official.

What do I need to use it?

An Apple silicon Mac running macOS 14 or later, and the Codex CLI installed so there are local session logs to read.

See the Claude Code usage limit page for the other half of most people’s setup, or read the CodexBar alternative comparison if you track more than Codex. Visit the Usage HUD home page to see every provider bar, or watch the demo video there.