Codex usage limit resets — history & next reset estimate

Every announced OpenAI Codex reset, newest first, from @thsottiaux's posts. Time since the last one updates live.

Codex usage limit resets

Source: @thsottiaux
Since last reset
Last reset2026-09-09
Resets, last 30 days12
Typical gap (median)3 days
Next reset, estimated2026-09-11

Estimate = median of the last 10 gaps, projected from the last reset. OpenAI has never promised a reset cadence; treat this as a hint, not a schedule, and always check the linked post.

Date (UTC)WhoAnnouncement
2026-09-09 Everyone Banked reset compensation for users affected by incomplete reset application in ChatGPT Work and Codex post ↗
2026-09-08 Everyone Full reset for all users to enjoy the week with Astra post ↗
2026-09-07 Paid plans Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you Thanks for reading. We will post ↗
2026-09-05 Plus/Pro/Business Full banked reset for Plus, Pro and Business users celebrating early Astra rollout post ↗
2026-09-03 Paid plans One banked reset daily for users without Astra access on paid plans post ↗
2026-08-31 Paid plans Usage reset for all paid subscriptions celebrating 25M active users milestone post ↗
2026-08-29 Everyone Usage reset with detailed fix report: compaction, memory, goals, automations, subagents, MCP issues resolved post ↗
2026-08-27 Everyone Reset for ChatGPT Work and Codex users post ↗
2026-08-24 Everyone Reset with usage fixes landing Sunday post ↗
2026-08-21 Everyone Banked reset for all users celebrating 20M active users milestone post ↗
2026-08-13 Everyone Reset for 15M active users milestone achievement post ↗
2026-08-11 Everyone Usage limit reset announcement post ↗
2026-08-08 Everyone Reset to celebrate GPT-5.6 Sol availability in CC harness post ↗
2026-08-01 Everyone Reset to support weekend Luna thread operations post ↗
2026-07-29 Everyone Reset with update on GPT-5.6 Sol usage consumption rates post ↗
2026-07-28 Paid plans Usage reset for all paid Codex and ChatGPT Work users post ↗
2026-07-25 Everyone Reset after global outage recovery (2-4am) post ↗
2026-07-21 Everyone Reset celebrating 10M active users milestone post ↗
2026-07-18 Paid plans Reset for paid Codex and ChatGPT Work users post ↗
2026-07-16 Everyone Reset after 9M active users milestone achieved post ↗
2026-07-14 Everyone Reset for 8M active users; no 5h rate limit maintained post ↗
2026-07-13 Everyone Banked reset added celebrating 7M active users post ↗
2026-07-12 Everyone Banked reset for 500k users; web/mobile reset ability added post ↗
2026-07-11 Everyone Weekend reset for all ChatGPT Work and Codex users post ↗
2026-07-10 Everyone Reset with additional one coming later today post ↗
2026-07-09 Everyone Full usage limit reset propagating within hour post ↗
2026-06-29 Everyone Full reset plus additional banked reset for unexpected consumption investigation post ↗
2026-06-28 Everyone Hard reset during OpenAI RESET week post ↗
2026-06-26 Everyone Free usage reset while investigating consumption reports post ↗
2026-06-18 Everyone Double reset: immediate plus banked for leisure use post ↗
2026-06-04 Everyone Reset after three reliability incidents within 24 hours post ↗
2026-05-31 Everyone Full reset restoring 100% weekly and hourly limits post ↗
2026-05-23 Everyone Reset after fixing cache optimization rollback issue post ↗
2026-05-16 Paid plans Weekend reset across all paid plans post ↗
2026-04-28 Everyone Reset celebrating good week with GPT-5.5 availability post ↗
2026-04-20 Everyone Reset after 10-minute incident mitigation post ↗
2026-04-17 Everyone Reset for Codex 1-year anniversary post ↗
2026-04-09 Everyone Reset celebrating $100 plan launch post ↗
2026-04-07 Everyone Reset celebrating 3M weekly users (up from 2M in one month) post ↗
2026-04-01 Everyone Cautious reset after increased rate limit hits observed post ↗
2026-03-27 Everyone Reset for new plugin experimentation post ↗
2026-03-11 Everyone Reset after stability recovery post ↗
2026-03-10 Everyone Reset after resolution and stability confirmation post ↗
2026-03-08 Plus + Pro Reset for Plus & Pro while investigating consumption reports post ↗
2026-03-04 Affected users Reset compensating 9% of users missing 2X promotional limit increase post ↗
2026-03-03 Everyone Reset after ~8 minute outage from cyber risk blocking issue post ↗
2025-12-25 Everyone Reset plus 2X limit increase until January 1st holiday gift post ↗
2025-12-19 Everyone Reset after rewriting underlying usage tracking system post ↗
2025-12-17 Everyone Reset for disruption mitigation post ↗
2025-12-02 Everyone Reset while addressing underlying issue; propagation within 10 mins post ↗
2025-11-22 Everyone Reset compensating for unusual US latencies post ↗
2025-11-05 Everyone Reset after 45-minute minor outage becoming 30-minute global outage post ↗
2025-09-17 Everyone Reset celebrating gpt-5-codex launch; GPU provisioning continuing post ↗

Codex reset FAQ

When does Codex reset?

There are two different things. Your personal 5-hour and weekly windows roll on their own clock. On top of that, OpenAI's Codex team sometimes announces a global reset that clears everyone's usage at once — those announcements are what this page lists, newest first.

What is a 'banked' reset?

A reset credit that is stored and applied the next time you would otherwise hit the limit, instead of clearing usage immediately. The Codex team has used banked resets for weekends and for compensation after incidents.

How often does Codex reset?

See the 'typical gap' figure above — it is the median of recent gaps and changes over time. Resets clustered tightly around big launches and incidents; quieter periods have gone weeks without one.

Does a reset apply to free users?

Usually the post says who is covered — 'all users', 'paid plans', or specific tiers. The 'Who' column shows what was parsed from the post; the post itself is authoritative.

Also tracking: Claude resets · Need it programmatically? JSON API.