Analysis of 22 GB Codex conversation data finds 71% of storage is screenshots
A developer analyzed their complete Codex conversation history totaling 22.83 GB across 1,231 files and found that embedded images account for 71% of the storage footprint. The byte-level analysis, conducted September 2-3, 2026, hashed every image with SHA-256 and compared duplicates within and across conversations. The findings raise questions about what OpenAI does with user-submitted image data in coding agent conversations.
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