When does your Codex usage limit reset?
Count down your own 5-hour, weekly and banked-reset windows, get pinged the second they clear, and never miss a goodwill reset from the Codex team again.
38 recorded limit events · last one 3d ago · recent pace ≈ every 5d
❯ codex /status
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tip: run /status in Codex to see your exact reset times — then press / here for commands
RADAR
Did Codex reset today?
Goodwill resets, limit boosts and banked-reset drops are announced on X — almost always first by Thibault “Tibo” Sottiaux, the engineering lead behind Codex. The radar pulls his feed on a schedule, classifies anything that reads like a limit event, and keeps the public record below.
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What time of day do Codex resets happen?
Every recorded announcement, bucketed by hour in your timezone. Resets cluster in the US afternoon — if you're waiting on a goodwill reset, that's the window to watch.
37 announcements bucketed by hour (UTC) — enable JavaScript to see them in your timezone
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How Codex usage limits work
the 5-hour window
The short clock. Local messages (CLI, IDE extension, desktop app) and cloud chats draw from one shared 5-hour budget — they are not separate allowances. In the Codex CLI it appears as the "5h limit" row of /status, with a percentage left and an exact reset time.
the weekly window
The ceiling behind it, running seven days. OpenAI has never published how large it is for any plan — the official pricing page says only that "additional weekly limits may apply". Clearing a 5-hour window does not restore weekly budget; the two refill independently.
what a reset actually is
The reset time is not computed on your machine. OpenAI's servers send an absolute resets_at timestamp with each usage report, and the CLI just renders it. A reset restores your percentage to 100% — it doesn't add credits or change your plan. Community reports suggest each window's clock starts on your first request after a reset, though OpenAI hasn't confirmed that.
goodwill & banked resets
Separately from the scheduled windows, OpenAI keeps resetting everyone's usage as a gesture — 37 recorded times since September 2025, announced almost only on @thsottiaux's X feed. Banked resets (since June 2026) sit in your account until you spend them, and expire 30 days after they're granted.
local messages per 5-hour window
| model | Plus $20 | Pro 5× $100 | Pro 20× $200 | Business |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.6 Sol | 15–90 | 75–450 | 300–1,800 | 15–90 |
| GPT-5.6 Terra | 20–110 | 100–550 | 400–2,200 | 20–110 |
| GPT-5.6 Luna | 50–280 | 250–1,400 | 1,000–5,600 | 50–280 |
| GPT-5.5 | 15–80 | 75–400 | 300–1,600 | 15–80 |
| GPT-5.4 | 20–100 | 100–500 | 400–2,000 | 20–100 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 60–350 | 300–1,750 | 1,200–7,000 | 60–350 |
OpenAI's own published ranges; real counts vary with task size, context, reasoning effort, tool use and caching. Business per-seat numbers match Plus; Pro tiers are exact 5× / 20× multiples. Weekly caps are not published for any plan. Source: learn.chatgpt.com/docs/pricing. Verified 2026-07-25.
plan-level summary
| plan | codex access | when you hit the wall |
|---|---|---|
| Free / Go | included for quick, lightweight tasks — no published numbers | wait for the window to roll over |
| ChatGPT Plus $20 | full GPT-5.6 family across CLI, IDE, web, cloud | buy credits (Settings → Usage → Credits) or wait |
| ChatGPT Pro $100 / $200 | 5× or 20× the Plus windows, plus research previews | credits with auto top-up, or wait |
| Business | same per-seat windows as Plus + admin controls | workspace credits |
| Enterprise / Edu | flexible pricing = no fixed rate limits; usage scales with credits | credits pool |
| OpenAI API key | pay per token — no 5h or weekly windows at all | only your own spend limit (loses cloud features) |
Codex, ChatGPT Work, ChatGPT for Excel and Workspace Agents share one agentic usage pool; ordinary ChatGPT chat is metered separately and never drains it. Credits work out to $0.04 each, average GPT-5.6 message ≈ 5–40 credits, and purchased credits expire after 12 months. Source: OpenAI Help Center: Using Codex with your ChatGPT plan. Verified 2026-07-25.
FAQ
Codex reset questions, answered
When does my Codex 5-hour limit reset?
Your Codex client shows the exact time. Run /status in the Codex CLI and read the "5h limit" row — it prints the percentage left and a reset time, straight from OpenAI's servers. Enter that time in the tracker above and this page counts it down, notifies you, and keeps the time visible in the tab title.
When does the Codex weekly limit reset?
Seven days on its own clock, shown in the "Weekly limit" row of /status. There is no universal weekly reset moment shared by everyone: community reports consistently indicate each account's window anchors to its own first request after the previous reset. That's why this tracker asks for your reset time instead of pretending one global countdown fits all.
How big is the weekly limit on my plan?
OpenAI does not publish it. The official pricing page says only "additional weekly limits may apply" and gives no weekly number for any plan — anyone quoting an exact weekly cap is guessing. What is documented: the weekly window runs seven days and refills independently of the 5-hour window.
Did Codex reset today?
Check the radar above — it watches @thsottiaux (the Codex lead, who announces virtually every goodwill reset), flags reset announcements automatically, and shows how long ago the last one landed. OpenAI has granted 37 recorded global resets since September 2025, including 10 in the twelve days after GPT-5.6 launched.
Does clearing my 5-hour window restore my weekly limit?
No. They are independent budgets refilling on separate schedules. If your weekly window is exhausted, a fresh 5-hour window won't unblock you — you need the weekly rollover, a goodwill reset, a banked reset, or credits.
Are Codex limits separate from my ChatGPT chat limits?
Yes, but Codex isn't alone in its pool: Codex, ChatGPT Work, ChatGPT for Excel and Workspace Agents all share one agentic usage pool. Ordinary ChatGPT chat has separate caps and never drains Codex budget — a heavy ChatGPT Work session will, though.
What is a banked reset, and when does mine expire?
A reset credited to your account that you spend when you choose, introduced June 11, 2026. Banked resets expire 30 days after they're granted — set the grant date in the tracker above and it counts down the expiry for you. Since July 12, 2026 you can redeem them from web and mobile as well as the desktop app.
What time of day do Codex resets usually happen?
From the 37 recorded announcements: they cluster between 17:00 and 23:59 UTC — US afternoon — with a secondary bump just after midnight UTC. The histogram above localizes every announcement to your timezone. Day of week is nearly uniform, so don't bother planning around one.
What happens when I hit a limit mid-task?
OpenAI lets the agent finish the turn in progress (subject to fair use), then blocks new turns until a window clears. Your session and history stay put. Options: wait it out, spend a banked reset, buy credits (Plus/Pro: Settings → Usage → Credits; $0.04 per credit, 12-month validity), switch to a lighter model like GPT-5.4 mini, or move the task to an API key.
Can I dodge subscription limits with an API key?
Yes, with a trade-off: signing Codex in with an API key bills per token at standard API rates and removes the 5-hour and weekly windows entirely — but you lose the cloud features (GitHub code review, Slack, Codex cloud), and your only ceiling is the spend limit you configure.
Is the 5-hour limit still lifted?
OpenAI removed it temporarily for paid plans on July 12, 2026 during the GPT-5.6 demand surge and confirmed it was still off on July 14. No return date has been announced, and the pricing docs still describe 5-hour windows — check your own /status for the live answer, and watch the radar for the announcement either way.
Can this site see my real Codex usage?
No — OpenAI provides no public API for personal quota, and this site never touches your account. You enter the reset time from /status; the countdown, notifications and calendar export all run in your browser. The announcement feed is also available as free JSON at /api/feed for your own scripts and status bars.