OpenAI Codex Usage Reset History
A timeline of publicly reported AI usage reset events.
Current status
Latest reset record: Tibo says Codex usage reset has propagated · Directly verified
Timeline
2026
September
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Tibo says Codex usage reset has propagated
Tibo states that the reset has fully propagated, indicating a completed Codex usage reset; no specific reset time is given.
Verification: Directly verified · View source
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Tibo announces reset landing by midnight today
Tibo addresses Astra users, describing fixed quality issues and stating a reset is landing by midnight today. The post does not explicitly name Codex, but the strong usage/reset signal with broad user scope is treated as Codex-related via trusted supplemental context.
Verification: Directly verified · View source
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Codex and ChatGPT Work banked resets issue resolved with extra reset
@thsottiaux reports a kerfuffle where banked resets did not fully apply in Codex and ChatGPT Work. Affected users will receive an additional reset and an email apology.
Verification: Directly verified · View source
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Tibo announces reset for everyone, mentions Astra
Tibo states that a reset has been applied for everyone and wishes users a good week with Astra; the post does not name Codex explicitly but is a strong broad-scope reset signal from the verified canonical account.
Verification: Directly verified · View source
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Tibo announces a Codex usage reset
Tibo announces a strong usage-reset signal covering multiple user plans. The reset timing is relative or not stated and remains unconfirmed.
Verification: Directly verified · View source
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Tibo announces a Codex usage reset
Tibo announces a strong usage-reset signal covering multiple user plans. The reset timing is relative or not stated and remains unconfirmed.
Verification: Directly verified · View source
August
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Tibo hints at a possible Codex reset milestone
Tibo referred to a Codex-related milestone to celebrate in the future and told users to hold on to Codex. This is an indirect reset signal, not confirmation that a reset is scheduled.
Verification: Directly verified · View source
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Tibo Confirms Usage Reset for Paid Subscriptions
Tibo announced that to celebrate 25M active users, usage has been reset for all paid subscriptions for ChatGPT Work and Codex.
Verification: Directly verified · View source
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Tibo announces 6pm PST reset for Codex and ChatGPT Work
Tibo announced that the usage reset for Codex and ChatGPT Work will occur at 6pm PST on August 30, 2026, encouraging users to burn usage and explore new features.
Verification: Directly verified · View source
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Tibo hints at celebration reset moved to tomorrow
Tibo posted that a celebration related to a button press has been moved to tomorrow, as the button was already pressed today, hinting at an upcoming usage reset.
Verification: Directly verified · View source
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Tibo hints at landing at 2:30pm PST
Tibo posted 'Landing 2:30pm PST', which is interpreted as a soft hint for a planned reset or major event, given his typical posting style.
Verification: Directly verified · View source
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Tibo announces usage reset for paid users
Tibo announced that usage is being reset for all paid users of Codex and ChatGPT Work, and provided an update on Codex usage limits following fixes to reported issues.
Verification: Directly verified · View source
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Tibo hints at a possible Codex reset milestone
Tibo referred to a Codex-related milestone to celebrate in the future and told users to hold on to Codex. This is an indirect reset signal, not confirmation that a reset is scheduled.
Verification: Directly verified · View source
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Tibo indicates Codex usage has reset
Tibo said he felt reset and that ChatGPT Work and Codex users had brand-new usage, indicating the usage reset had taken effect.
Verification: Directly verified · View source
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Tibo hints at a possible reset
Tibo referred to finding and using a reset button in the future. This is a soft hint, not confirmation that a Codex usage reset will occur.
Verification: Directly verified · View source
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Tibo Confirms Codex Reset Propagated
Tibo announced that a reset has been propagated to accounts and fixes for usage issues were deployed, with positive effects expected and more updates to come.
Verification: Directly verified · View source
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Tibo Announces Upcoming Reset Tomorrow
Tibo announced that a reset will occur around 14:00 PST tomorrow, indicating an upcoming reset event.
Verification: Directly verified · View source
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Tibo Confirms Banked Reset Completed
Tibo announced that the banked reset has been completed, encouraging users to have a great weekend.
Verification: Directly verified · View source
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Tibo: Banked Reset Coming by 8pm PST
Tibo announced that a banked reset will be completed by 8pm PST for all paid users of ChatGPT Work and Codex.
Verification: Directly verified · View source
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Tibo announces banked reset for Codex users
Tibo announced that Codex has reached 20M active users and that every Codex and ChatGPT Work user will receive a banked reset to use at their discretion during the day.
Verification: Directly verified · View source
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Tibo hints at upcoming Codex reset
Tibo announced a surprise reset for Codex tomorrow, referencing a prior commitment to reset every 1M additional active users up to 10M.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo says usage limits reset for paid ChatGPT Work and Codex
Tibo states that usage limits have been reset for all paid ChatGPT Work and Codex users, framed as a completed reset. The post also includes a reply asking whether banked resets were removed, which is unconfirmed.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
July
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Tibo says Codex and ChatGPT Work usage limits reset
Tibo announced he has reset usage limits for Codex and ChatGPT Work, framing it as a weekend celebration of efficiency. The post states the reset as already done.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo Announces ChatGPT Usage Limit Reset
Tibo announced he has reset usage limits for all ChatGPT users, discussing how usage was uneven and how they are improving efficiency for Codex and code mode.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo confirms usage limits reset for paid Codex users
Tibo announced that usage limits have been reset for all paid users of Codex and ChatGPT Work.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo announces usage limit reset after outage
Tibo announced that usage limits have been reset for all Codex and ChatGPT Work users following an almost global outage the previous night.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo Announces Usage Limit Reset for Paid Users
Tibo announced that usage limits have been reset for all paid users of Codex and ChatGPT Work.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo announces Codex usage reset
Tibo announced a usage reset for Codex and ChatGPT Work users after hitting 9M active users, with full weekly limits expected to be restored within minutes.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo asks whether to reset ChatGPT Work and Codex usage again
Tibo notes usage may soon hit 9M and asks whether to reset ChatGPT Work and Codex usage again or give it space; no reset is confirmed.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo Announces Usage Limits Reset for All
Tibo announced that due to reaching 8M active users across Codex and ChatGPT Work, usage limits will be reset for all users and the 5-hour rate limit remains suspended.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Banked reset granted to 500k ChatGPT Work and Codex users
Tibo says a banked reset was added for 500k ChatGPT Work and Codex users, that banked resets can now be used from web and mobile, and that affected users from a 2-hour failure window were granted a reset. He also says tomorrow the first banked reset will be granted across all ChatGPT Work and Codex users alongside desktop app updates.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Codex Temporarily Removes 5-Hour Limit, Reset Announced
Tibo announced three updates: temporarily removing the 5-hour usage limit for Plus, Business, and Pro plans, making GPT 5.6 Sol more efficient, and landing a usage reset in the next hour.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo Announces Usage Limits Reset for Codex
Tibo announced that usage limits across Codex and ChatGPT Work have been reset, with another reset planned later in the day.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo announces usage reset for Codex and ChatGPT Work
Tibo announced that usage limits have been reset across Codex and ChatGPT Work, and that another reset will occur later in the day to allow continued experimentation.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Rate limits reset planned for ChatGPT Work and Codex
Tibo announced that to celebrate the launch of GPT-5.6 Sol, rate limits will be reset twice across ChatGPT Work and Codex over the next 24 hours to allow users to try ambitious tasks.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo announces full usage-limit reset for ChatGPT Work and Codex
Tibo says a full reset of usage limits for ChatGPT Work and Codex is propagating within the next hour, crediting a new team member for pressing the button. Evidence is indexed-only, so details remain provisional.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
June
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Tibo announces Codex usage limit reset
Tibo announced that Codex usage limits will be fully reset again in the next hour, and an additional reset credit will be provided for usage over the next 24 hours.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo: Codex usage limits hard reset for all users
Tibo states he has reset everyone's Codex usage limits as a hard reset while the team investigates increased usage drains, and says users who used a prior reset shortly before will receive more manual resets after the investigation concludes.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo resets all Codex usage limits
Tibo announced a hard reset of everyone's Codex usage limits due to ongoing investigations into increased usage drains, noting some users had stacked multiple banked resets.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo announces free usage reset for all Codex users
Tibo announced that all Codex users are receiving a free usage reset due to issues with faster usage draining from overzealous fraud prevention mechanisms. The reset should appear in accounts within hours.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo reports accidental double reset of Codex rate limits
Tibo announced that a double reset of Codex rate limits occurred automatically, noting that he did not need a reset at the time as he still had 50% usage remaining.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo announces Codex rate limit reset in 24 hours
Tibo announced that a fix has been completed and that Codex rate limits will be reset across all plans within 24 hours.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo resets Codex usage limits across all paid plans
Tibo announced that after three reliability incidents affecting Codex, he has reset usage limits for Codex across all paid plans.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
May
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Tibo confirms Codex usage limits reset
Tibo announced that Codex usage limits have been reset for all paid ChatGPT subscriptions, restoring weekly and hourly limits to 100%.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo hints at Codex limit reset
Tibo acknowledged user reports of faster limit drain and included a user comment mentioning a reset, implying an upcoming reset is in progress but not yet confirmed for all.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo: Codex usage limits reset for paid plans
Tibo announced that Codex usage limits have been reset across all paid plans, following the resolution of two issues that had degraded GPT-5.5 capabilities in Codex.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
April
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Tibo Resets Codex Rate Limits for All Paid Plans
Tibo announced he has reset Codex rate limits for all paid plans to celebrate a good week and allow everyone to build more with GPT-5.5.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
March
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Tibo announces Codex usage reset across all plans
Tibo announced that Codex usage limits have been reset across all plans to allow users to experiment with new plugins. He encouraged users to build unlimited things with Codex.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo Announces Rate Limit Reset for Codex
Tibo (@thsottiaux) confirmed that a Codex issue is resolved and that rate limits will be reset shortly.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
2025
December
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Codex Rate Limits Reset Due to New Usage System
Tibo and Alexander Embiricos announced that Codex usage limits have been reset as part of a rewrite of the underlying usage tracking and billing system to fix inconsistent usage reporting.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
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Tibo announces Codex usage limits reset
Tibo announced that usage limits for everyone in Codex have been reset to mitigate an issue with inconsistent usage limits displayed across platforms.
Verification: Awaiting direct source verification · View source
Reset types recorded
RESET_PLANNED— planned or announced in the public source.RESET_COMPLETED— completed in the public source.RESET_TIME_CHANGED— reset timing changed.
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