From 6fa24d65f5a2d9b3880d7a0e2c5100ba8a55d498 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gav Verma <gverma@openai.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 21:17:57 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Express rate limit warning as % remaining (#7795)

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Earlier, the warning was expressed as consumed% whereas status was
expressed as remaining%. This change brings the two into sync to
minimize confusion and improve visual consistency.
---
 codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs       |  6 ++++--
 codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs | 10 +++++-----
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
index a0b42ddbe..1d5ad24a0 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
@@ -199,8 +199,9 @@ impl RateLimitWarningState {
                 let limit_label = secondary_window_minutes
                     .map(get_limits_duration)
                     .unwrap_or_else(|| "weekly".to_string());
+                let remaining_percent = 100.0 - threshold;
                 warnings.push(format!(
-                    "Heads up, you've used over {threshold:.0}% of your {limit_label} limit. Run /status for a breakdown."
+                    "Heads up, you have less than {remaining_percent:.0}% of your {limit_label} limit left. Run /status for a breakdown."
                 ));
             }
         }
@@ -217,8 +218,9 @@ impl RateLimitWarningState {
                 let limit_label = primary_window_minutes
                     .map(get_limits_duration)
                     .unwrap_or_else(|| "5h".to_string());
+                let remaining_percent = 100.0 - threshold;
                 warnings.push(format!(
-                    "Heads up, you've used over {threshold:.0}% of your {limit_label} limit. Run /status for a breakdown."
+                    "Heads up, you have less than {remaining_percent:.0}% of your {limit_label} limit left. Run /status for a breakdown."
                 ));
             }
         }
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
index 0135abff7..5cc5321f3 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
@@ -515,16 +515,16 @@ fn rate_limit_warnings_emit_thresholds() {
         warnings,
         vec![
             String::from(
-                "Heads up, you've used over 75% of your 5h limit. Run /status for a breakdown."
+                "Heads up, you have less than 25% of your 5h limit left. Run /status for a breakdown."
             ),
             String::from(
-                "Heads up, you've used over 75% of your weekly limit. Run /status for a breakdown.",
+                "Heads up, you have less than 25% of your weekly limit left. Run /status for a breakdown.",
             ),
             String::from(
-                "Heads up, you've used over 95% of your 5h limit. Run /status for a breakdown."
+                "Heads up, you have less than 5% of your 5h limit left. Run /status for a breakdown."
             ),
             String::from(
-                "Heads up, you've used over 95% of your weekly limit. Run /status for a breakdown.",
+                "Heads up, you have less than 5% of your weekly limit left. Run /status for a breakdown.",
             ),
         ],
         "expected one warning per limit for the highest crossed threshold"
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ fn test_rate_limit_warnings_monthly() {
     assert_eq!(
         warnings,
         vec![String::from(
-            "Heads up, you've used over 75% of your monthly limit. Run /status for a breakdown.",
+            "Heads up, you have less than 25% of your monthly limit left. Run /status for a breakdown.",
         ),],
         "expected one warning per limit for the highest crossed threshold"
     );