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

AI & Machine Learning, Software Development, Other: Model Behavior(github.com)view on HackerNews
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Author: maille

Date: 7/4/2026

Article Summary:
A GitHub issue reporting a potential issue with the GPT-5.5 Codex model, where it disproportionately clusters at exact reasoning-token counts of 516, 1034, and 1552, leading to degraded performance on complex tasks.