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

According to Hacker News, developers are reporting a potential issue with OpenAI's GPT-5.5 Codex model. The problem may involve reasoning-token clustering—a mechanism affecting how the code assistant processes and generates responses—which could be degrading performance. The claim is being debated in a GitHub issue thread.

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