OpenAI keeps quietly resetting Codex usage limits ahead of the official schedule
johnseach · x · 2026-10-10
A user has mapped OpenAI's Codex limit resets from Aug–Oct 2026:
- Full resets: OpenAI instantly refreshes everyone's 5-hour and weekly limits, typically after outages, big launches, or community demands — e.g., an Oct 7 full reset after a community vote.
- Banked resets: free "reset later" vouchers (valid 30 days), like the one issued Oct 8 to celebrate 40 million users.
- A 28-day experiment is running: each day OpenAI either ships a useful improvement or resets everyone's limits.
Bottom line: limits get topped up more often than the official weekly schedule suggests — useful for pacing paid usage.
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