Codex usage limits reset history

Recent Codex Reset Events

Global resets and Banked Reset distributions are listed together in chronological order.

Reset history

September 2026

Weekly reset

Category
Weekly reset
Reason
Regular update
Reset method
Hard Reset
Eligibility
Accounts without a Banked Reset

Note

A regular reset occurs one week after you first use Codex or Work following the previous reset. If you use a Banked Reset, the next weekly timing is likewise counted from your first use after that reset, so it may differ from the time shown here.

Reset:

Compensation Reset Following Quality Fixes

Category
Random reset
Reason
Compensation reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Announcement
Time from notice to reset
4 hours 49 minutes

Note

In response to quality issues, usage limits for Codex and ChatGPT Work were forcibly reset.

Announcement:

Reset:

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Banked Reset Issue Compensation Reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Compensation reset
Reset method
Banked Reset distribution
Eligibility
Some users
Reset Notice
Announcement

Note

An issue occurred where some Banked Resets did not fully apply when used in ChatGPT Work and Codex. Users who used one during the affected time window are receiving an apology email along with a replacement Banked Reset.

Reset:

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Tibo's Never Gonna Give You Up Reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Announcement
Time from notice to reset
6 hours 5 minutes

Note

The reset was carried out sequentially rather than simultaneously for all accounts, so the execution time varied by account.

Announcement:

Reset:

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GPT-6 Astra Launch Celebration Reset (2nd)

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Banked Reset distribution
Reset Notice
Announcement
Time from notice to reset
24 hours 34 minutes

Note

To mark the GPT-6 Astra launch, a BANKED Reset was distributed. Distribution may take place progressively rather than all at once.

Announcement:

Reset:

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GPT-6 Astra Launch BANKED Reset Distribution

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Banked Reset distribution
Reset Notice
Announcement
Time from notice to reset
4 hours 23 minutes

Note

To mark the GPT-6 Astra launch, a BANKED Reset was distributed. Distribution may take place progressively rather than all at once.

Announcement:

Reset:

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August 2026

25 Million Active Users Milestone Reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Teaser hint
Time from notice to reset
29 hours 1 minute

Note

Codex weekly usage limits were confirmed to have been reset.

Announcement:

Reset:

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Codex Usage Limit Improvement Reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Compensation reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Announcement
Time from notice to reset
42 minutes

Note

Codex weekly usage limits were confirmed to have been reset.

Announcement:

Reset:

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Random reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Teaser hint
Time from notice to reset
10 hours 4 minutes

Note

Tibo announced that Codex usage limits were reset.

Announcement:

Reset:

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5-hour limit restoration reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Compensation reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Teaser hint
Time from notice to reset
12 hours 57 minutes

Note

Codex usage limits were reset as compensation accompanying the restoration of the 5-hour limit for Plus plans.

Announcement:

Reset:

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Excessive consumption compensation reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Compensation reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Announcement
Time from notice to reset
17 hours 9 minutes

Note

Codex usage limits were reset as compensation for the weekend's excessive consumption issue.

Announcement:

Reset:

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20 Million Active Users Milestone Reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Banked Reset distribution
Reset Notice
Announcement
Time from notice to reset
14 hours 9 minutes

Note

A BANKED Reset distribution was observed.

Announcement:

Reset:

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Weekly reset

Category
Weekly reset
Reason
Regular update
Reset method
Hard Reset
Eligibility
Accounts without a Banked Reset

Note

A regular reset occurs one week after you first use Codex or Work following the previous reset. If you use a Banked Reset, the next weekly timing is likewise counted from your first use after that reset, so it may differ from the time shown here.

Reset:

15 Million Active Users Milestone Reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Announcement
Time from notice to reset
2 hours 33 minutes

Note

To celebrate Codex surpassing 15 million active users, usage limits for ChatGPT Work and Codex were forcibly reset.

Announcement:

Reset:

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Random reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Announcement
Time from notice to reset
51 hours 53 minutes

Note

Tibo announced that Codex usage limits were reset.

Announcement:

Reset:

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Random reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Hard Reset

Note

Tibo announced that Codex usage limits were reset.

Reset:

Original post

Weekly reset

Category
Weekly reset
Reason
Regular update
Reset method
Hard Reset
Eligibility
Accounts without a Banked Reset

Note

A regular reset occurs one week after you first use Codex or Work following the previous reset. If you use a Banked Reset, the next weekly timing is likewise counted from your first use after that reset, so it may differ from the time shown here.

Reset:

Luna 100k Threads & Efficiency Milestone Reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Teaser hint
Time from notice to reset
22 hours 39 minutes

Note

Tibo announced a forced reset for all Codex and ChatGPT Work users to celebrate a week of efficiency gains and enable 100,000 Luna threads over the weekend.

Announcement:

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July 2026

GPT-5.6 Sol Efficiency Improvement Reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Teaser hint
Time from notice to reset
23 hours 9 minutes

Note

Following the announcement by Tibo regarding efficiency improvements for the GPT-5.6 Sol model (~18% longer usage duration), rate limits for all ChatGPT Work and Codex users were forcibly reset immediately.

Announcement:

Reset:

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ChatGPT Work Rapid Adoption Celebration Reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Teaser hint
Time from notice to reset
2 hours 42 minutes

Note

Usage limits for Codex and ChatGPT Work were forcibly reset to celebrate the rapid adoption of ChatGPT Work and team efforts.

Announcement:

Reset:

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Outage Compensation Reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Compensation reset
Reset method
Hard Reset

Note

Usage limits for ChatGPT Work and Codex were forcibly reset following full recovery from a global system outage.

Reset:

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10M Active Users Celebration Reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Hard Reset

Note

Usage limits for ChatGPT Work and Codex were reset to celebrate reaching 10 million active users.

Reset:

Source profile

GPT-5.6 Sol launch celebration reset (fourth)

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Hard Reset

Note

Usage limits for ChatGPT Work and Codex were reset for a fourth time following additional investigations and improvements to GPT-5.6 Sol.

Reset:

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9 million active users celebration reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Teaser hint
Time from notice to reset
22 hours 15 minutes

Note

Usage limits for ChatGPT Work and Codex were reset to celebrate reaching 9 million active users.

Announcement:

Reset:

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8 million active users celebration reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Teaser hint
Time from notice to reset
14 hours 53 minutes

Note

Usage limits for ChatGPT Work and Codex were reset to celebrate reaching 8 million active users.

Announcement:

Reset:

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7 Million Active Users Celebration Banked Reset Distribution

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Banked Reset distribution

Note

One Banked Reset was granted to all paid users (Codex Go/Plus/Pro) to celebrate reaching 7 million active users.

Reset:

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Web/Mobile Feature Bug Compensation Banked Reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Compensation reset
Reset method
Banked Reset distribution
Eligibility
Some users

Note

One Banked Reset was granted as compensation to approximately 500,000 affected users whose reset did not apply after they pressed the button during the web/mobile feature rollout.

Reset:

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6 million active users celebration reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Hard Reset

Note

Usage limits for ChatGPT Work and Codex were reset to celebrate reaching 6 million active users.

Reset:

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GPT-5.6 Sol launch celebration reset (third)

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Announcement
Time from notice to reset
24 hours 30 minutes

Note

Usage limits for ChatGPT Work and Codex were reset for a third time to celebrate the GPT-5.6 Sol launch.

Announcement:

Reset:

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GPT-5.6 Sol launch celebration reset (second)

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Announcement
Time from notice to reset
12 hours 56 minutes

Note

Usage limits for ChatGPT Work and Codex were reset for a second time to celebrate the GPT-5.6 Sol launch.

Announcement:

Reset:

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GPT-5.6 launch celebration reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Announcement
Time from notice to reset
1 hour

Note

Codex usage limits for all paid plans were reset to celebrate the GPT-5.6 launch.

Announcement:

Reset:

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Weekly reset

Category
Weekly reset
Reason
Regular update
Reset method
Hard Reset
Eligibility
Accounts without a Banked Reset

Note

A regular reset occurs one week after you first use Codex or Work following the previous reset. If you use a Banked Reset, the next weekly timing is likewise counted from your first use after that reset, so it may differ from the time shown here.

Reset:

Codex Reset Button (AIE World's Fair)

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Banked Reset distribution
Reset Notice
Announcement
Time from notice to reset
1 hour

Note

During the AI Engineer World's Fair demo, the Codex reset button was pressed, granting one Banked Reset to all paid users (Codex Go/Plus/Pro).

Announcement:

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June 2026

Temporary Reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Compensation reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Announcement
Time from notice to reset
40 minutes

Note

Tibo announced that a full reset would take place within an hour. Codex limits were then reset for all users as compensation for an excessive-usage issue.

Announcement:

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Forced Compensation Reset (Excessive Consumption Investigation)

Category
Random reset
Reason
Compensation reset
Reset method
Hard Reset

Note

Due to an issue causing excessive usage limit consumption for some users, everyone's Codex limits were forcibly reset (cleared) during the investigation.

Reset:

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Model Degradation & Excessive Consumption Compensation Reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Compensation reset
Reset method
Banked Reset distribution
Reset Notice
Announcement
Time from notice to reset
1 hour

Note

One Banked Reset was distributed to all paid plans as compensation for model degradation and excessive usage consumption issues.

Announcement:

Reset:

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Weekly reset

Category
Weekly reset
Reason
Regular update
Reset method
Hard Reset

Note

A regular reset occurs one week after you first use Codex or Work following the previous reset. If you use a Banked Reset, the next weekly timing is likewise counted from your first use after that reset, so it may differ from the time shown here.

Reset:

Weekly reset

Category
Weekly reset
Reason
Regular update
Reset method
Hard Reset

Note

A regular reset occurs one week after you first use Codex or Work following the previous reset. If you use a Banked Reset, the next weekly timing is likewise counted from your first use after that reset, so it may differ from the time shown here.

Reset:

Codex Reliability Incident Compensation Reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Compensation reset
Reset method
Banked Reset distribution

Note

One Banked Reset was distributed to all accounts as compensation for issues affecting Codex reliability.

Reset:

Original post

Weekly reset

Category
Weekly reset
Reason
Regular update
Reset method
Banked Reset distribution

Note

This was not a regular forced reset. One Banked Reset was distributed, and the resulting usage window or next date may differ by account.

Reset:

Codex reliability compensation reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Compensation reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Announcement

Note

As compensation for three incidents affecting Codex reliability in the past 24 hours, usage limits for all paid plans were reset.

Reset:

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5M active users milestone celebration reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Announcement
Time from notice to reset
9 hours 25 minutes

Note

To celebrate reaching 5 million active Codex users, usage counts for all paid ChatGPT/Codex users were forcibly reset.

Announcement:

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May 2026

Long-session compression over-consumption compensation reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Compensation reset
Reset method
Hard Reset

Note

After a bug causing excessive consumption due to lower cache-hit rates in Codex long-session compression was fixed, all paid users' limits were reset.

Reset:

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Sam's promised like milestone reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Celebration reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Announcement
Time from notice to reset
8 minutes

Note

After Sam Altman's tweet reached one like, Tibo immediately reset the Codex usage limit.

Announcement:

Reset:

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GPT-5.5 performance degradation compensation reset

Category
Random reset
Reason
Compensation reset
Reset method
Hard Reset
Reset Notice
Announcement
Time from notice to reset
17 hours 20 minutes

Note

Following the resolution of a temporary GPT-5.5 performance-degradation issue, usage counts for all paid plans were forcibly reset.

Announcement:

Reset:

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