From 18d00e36b9b89f42e0bd8c8da128ca2069e1ebf3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: joshka-oai <joshka@openai.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2025 14:57:05 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] feat(tui): warn high effort rate use (#5035)

Highlight that selecting a high reasoning level will hit Plus plan rate
limits faster.
---
 .../src/bottom_pane/list_selection_view.rs    |  7 ++++++-
 codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs                | 21 ++++++++++++++++---
 ...ests__model_reasoning_selection_popup.snap |  5 +++--
 3 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/list_selection_view.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/list_selection_view.rs
index 1e8d1983..44d7b264 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/list_selection_view.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/bottom_pane/list_selection_view.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ pub(crate) struct SelectionItem {
     pub name: String,
     pub display_shortcut: Option<KeyBinding>,
     pub description: Option<String>,
+    pub selected_description: Option<String>,
     pub is_current: bool,
     pub actions: Vec<SelectionAction>,
     pub dismiss_on_select: bool,
@@ -193,12 +194,16 @@ impl ListSelectionView {
                     } else {
                         format!("{prefix} {n}. {name_with_marker}")
                     };
+                    let description = is_selected
+                        .then(|| item.selected_description.clone())
+                        .flatten()
+                        .or_else(|| item.description.clone());
                     GenericDisplayRow {
                         name: display_name,
                         display_shortcut: item.display_shortcut,
                         match_indices: None,
                         is_current: item.is_current,
-                        description: item.description.clone(),
+                        description,
                     }
                 })
             })
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
index 787e0980..bd0893bc 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ use ratatui::buffer::Buffer;
 use ratatui::layout::Constraint;
 use ratatui::layout::Layout;
 use ratatui::layout::Rect;
+use ratatui::style::Stylize;
+use ratatui::text::Line;
 use ratatui::widgets::Widget;
 use ratatui::widgets::WidgetRef;
 use tokio::sync::mpsc::UnboundedSender;
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ use crate::history_cell::AgentMessageCell;
 use crate::history_cell::HistoryCell;
 use crate::history_cell::McpToolCallCell;
 use crate::markdown::append_markdown;
+use crate::render::renderable::ColumnRenderable;
 use crate::slash_command::SlashCommand;
 use crate::status::RateLimitSnapshotDisplay;
 use crate::text_formatting::truncate_text;
@@ -1718,7 +1721,6 @@ impl ChatWidget {
         } else {
             default_choice
         };
-
         let mut items: Vec<SelectionItem> = Vec::new();
         for choice in choices.iter() {
             let effort = choice.display;
@@ -1741,6 +1743,14 @@ impl ChatWidget {
                         .map(|preset| preset.description.to_string())
                 });
 
+            let warning = "⚠ High reasoning effort can quickly consume Plus plan rate limits.";
+            let show_warning = model_slug == "gpt-5-codex" && effort == ReasoningEffortConfig::High;
+            let selected_description = show_warning.then(|| {
+                description
+                    .as_ref()
+                    .map_or(warning.to_string(), |d| format!("{d}\n{warning}"))
+            });
+
             let model_for_action = model_slug.clone();
             let effort_for_action = choice.stored;
             let actions: Vec<SelectionAction> = vec![Box::new(move |tx| {
@@ -1770,6 +1780,7 @@ impl ChatWidget {
             items.push(SelectionItem {
                 name: effort_label,
                 description,
+                selected_description,
                 is_current: is_current_model && choice.stored == highlight_choice,
                 actions,
                 dismiss_on_select: true,
@@ -1777,9 +1788,13 @@ impl ChatWidget {
             });
         }
 
+        let mut header = ColumnRenderable::new();
+        header.push(Line::from(
+            format!("Select Reasoning Level for {model_slug}").bold(),
+        ));
+
         self.bottom_pane.show_selection_view(SelectionViewParams {
-            title: Some("Select Reasoning Level".to_string()),
-            subtitle: Some(format!("Reasoning for model {model_slug}")),
+            header: Box::new(header),
             footer_hint: Some(standard_popup_hint_line()),
             items,
             ..Default::default()
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/snapshots/codex_tui__chatwidget__tests__model_reasoning_selection_popup.snap b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/snapshots/codex_tui__chatwidget__tests__model_reasoning_selection_popup.snap
index 664ec0f5..d2ef858a 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/snapshots/codex_tui__chatwidget__tests__model_reasoning_selection_popup.snap
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/snapshots/codex_tui__chatwidget__tests__model_reasoning_selection_popup.snap
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 source: tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
 expression: popup
 ---
-  Select Reasoning Level
-  Reasoning for model gpt-5-codex
+  Select Reasoning Level for gpt-5-codex
 
   1. Low               Fastest responses with limited reasoning
   2. Medium (default)  Dynamically adjusts reasoning based on the task
 › 3. High (current)    Maximizes reasoning depth for complex or ambiguous
                        problems
+                       ⚠ High reasoning effort can quickly consume Plus plan
+                       rate limits.
 
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