Equation 25 · The Economics of Codex: Tokens, Sandboxes, Review Time, and Software Throughput

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average work in progress, $\lambda$ throughput, and W cycle time. Read the equation part by part below; each part has a contextual explanation and a link to its mathematical background.

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average work in progress, $\lambda$ throughput, and W cycle time.

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where L is average work in progress, $\lambda$ throughput, and W cycle time. Adding agent concurrency can increase candidate arrival rate $\lambda_g$ without increasing review service rate $\mu_r$ . When $\lambda_g$ $\ge$ $\mu_r$ , the review queue grows and cycle time worsens.

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