OpenAI quietly raises 5-hour rate limits by ~50%
OpenAI silently raised 5-hour rate limits across all plans by roughly 50% in its usage docs, lifting Plus from 3-30 to 5-45 messages and raising Codex/Astra limits, with the change rolling out to all users within a day.
2026-09-05 ~ 2026-09-06 · 3 related posts
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- Episode 2: OpenAI quietly raises 5-hour rate limits by ~50%(2026-09-05, 3 posts)
- Episode 3: ChatGPT Plus Users Frustrated by New Usage Limits(2026-09-05, 2 posts)
- Episode 4: ChatGPT Plus Users Fume Over Claude-Style Usage Limits(2026-09-14, 2 posts)
- OpenAI quietly raises 5-hour rate limits ~50%: Plus now 5-45 messages — kimmonismus · 2026-09-05
- OpenAI boosts Codex/Astra limits: Plus goes 5–45 per 5 hours, ~50% more — heypearlai · 2026-09-05
- OpenAI quietly raises 5-hour rate limits on every plan, rolled out in under a day — eyishazyer · 2026-09-06