Codex Free-Reset Tracker
A sourced record of OpenAI Codex and ChatGPT Work usage-limit resets, rate-limit resets, and limit doubles.
Tracking when Tibo (@thsottiaux), Codex & ChatGPT at OpenAI, hands out free Codex / ChatGPT Work usage-limit resets. Times are in HKT (UTC+8) with UTC alongside. Data as of 2026-11-01 11:48 HKT.
At a glance
Reset cadence
- Total events
- 30
- Since first event
- 96 days
- Overall cadence
- 3.3 days
- Oct 2026 “28-day” challenge
- 14 events
- Since latest
- 0 days
Free resets, rate limits & doubles
Tracking began Jul 28, 2026
Average between all events
Every 1.9 days on average
Measured at the data timestamp
Month by month
Events per month
The full trail
Event timeline
November 2026
1 event- free reset
28-day Day 27 · banked reset 1 of 2 (from Day 26)
October 2026
15 events- free reset
28-day Day 26 · banked resets for next 2 days (not today)
- limit double
28-day Day 25 · Pro/Business Premium ×2; Pro 200 Work/Codex unchanged
- free reset
28-day Day 23 · lands by midnight PST
- free reset
28-day Day 21
- free reset
28-day Day 20
- free reset
28-day Day 18
- free reset
28-day Day 17
- free reset
28-day Day 15
- rate limit
28-day Day 13
- free reset
28-day Day 10
- free reset
28-day Day 8
- free reset
28-day Day 6
- free reset
28-day Day 3 banked
- free reset
28-day Day 2 vote
- free reset
Propagated ~21:18 UTC same day
September 2026
5 events- free reset
Post-outage apology
- free reset
Astra quality-fix
- free reset
Confirmed all reset Sep 8
- free reset
Astra day banked reset
- free reset
Astra delay banked (first ~3h)
August 2026
7 events- free reset
25M celebration; confirmed Aug 31
- rate limit
Rate-limit fixes + reset
- free reset
20M users banked; landed ~8pm PST
- free reset
15M milestone
- free reset
Monday performative reset
- free reset
GPT-5.6 Sol celebration
- free reset
Luna efficiency weekend
July 2026
2 events- free reset
Sol usage-limit clarification
- free reset
ChatGPT Work adoption celebration
Sources & evidence
Every recorded event
Newest first. Quotes are excerpts from the linked public posts.
| HKT | UTC | Type | Note | Quote | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-01 00:43 UTC | free reset | 28-day Day 27 · banked reset 1 of 2 (from Day 26) | Banked 1/2 | View post | |
| 2026-10-31 05:42 UTC | free reset | 28-day Day 26 · banked resets for next 2 days (not today) | Day 26/ … Next two days will be resets… banked… do with this what you may 👀. | View post | |
| 2026-10-29 16:56 UTC | limit double | 28-day Day 25 · Pro/Business Premium ×2; Pro 200 Work/Codex unchanged | Day 25/ We are doubling all usage limits for all Pro 100/200/500 tiers and Business Premium, effective today. | View post | |
| 2026-10-28 02:42 UTC | free reset | 28-day Day 23 · lands by midnight PST | Day 23/ … Just kidding, today is a reset. Still much requested though! | View post | |
| 2026-10-26 05:21 UTC | free reset | 28-day Day 21 | Day 21/ Wonder what happens the remaining seven days. But today is a reset. | View post | |
| 2026-10-25 03:39 UTC | free reset | 28-day Day 20 | Day 20/ Rest and reset | View post | |
| 2026-10-23 04:46 UTC | free reset | 28-day Day 18 | Day 18/ … But yes… that's a reset! | View post | |
| 2026-10-22 06:55 UTC | free reset | 28-day Day 17 | Day 17/ … it's reset day today. | View post | |
| 2026-10-20 06:33 UTC | free reset | 28-day Day 15 | Day 15/ Nevermind, we're still cooking... and reset. Enjoy. | View post | |
| 2026-10-17 16:20 UTC | rate limit | 28-day Day 13 | Day 13/ Le limit reset | View post | |
| 2026-10-15 04:55 UTC | free reset | 28-day Day 10 | Day 10/ Reset | View post | |
| 2026-10-13 01:03 UTC | free reset | 28-day Day 8 | Day 8/ Reset | View post | |
| 2026-10-10 22:15 UTC | free reset | 28-day Day 6 | Day 6/ Reset | View post | |
| 2026-10-07 19:19 UTC | free reset | 28-day Day 3 banked | Loading a banked reset in everyone's paid accounts. | View post | |
| 2026-10-07 03:35 UTC | free reset | 28-day Day 2 vote | …the community demands a reset. Therefore ... the reset has been | View post | |
| 2026-10-02 02:14 UTC | free reset | Propagated ~21:18 UTC same day | Global reset landing tomorrow 10am PST for all paid ChatGPT accounts. | View post | |
| 2026-09-26 00:07 UTC | free reset | Post-outage apology | we'll reset usage limits for all paid users across codex and ChatGPT work | View post | |
| 2026-09-12 03:20 UTC | free reset | Astra quality-fix | Hi Astra users. A reset and a quick update on quality issues… | View post | |
| 2026-09-07 19:24 UTC | free reset | Confirmed all reset Sep 8 | We will do a global reset of the usage for all paid subscriptions… | View post | |
| 2026-09-05 00:39 UTC | free reset | Astra day banked reset | we will do the full banked reset today too for all Plus, Pro and Business users. | View post | |
| 2026-09-03 23:12 UTC | free reset | Astra delay banked (first ~3h) | We will give one banked reset for every day you don't have access to Astra… | View post | |
| 2026-08-30 19:24 UTC | free reset | 25M celebration; confirmed Aug 31 | Your Codex and ChatGPT Work reset will land at 6pm PST. | View post | |
| 2026-08-24 00:46 UTC | rate limit | Rate-limit fixes + reset | Reset has been propagated… landed some fixes to usage for things mentioned yesterday. | View post | |
| 2026-08-21 11:43 UTC | free reset | 20M users banked; landed ~8pm PST | …credit every Codex and ChatGPT Work user with a BANKED reset… | View post | |
| 2026-08-13 01:01 UTC | free reset | 15M milestone | …crossed that 15M. Enjoy a nice reset everyone. | View post | |
| 2026-08-11 00:28 UTC | free reset | Monday performative reset | Usage limits have been reset for all paid ChatGPT Work and Codex users. | View post | |
| 2026-08-08 20:29 UTC | free reset | GPT-5.6 Sol celebration | I have reset usage limits for all paid users of ChatGPT Work and Codex. | View post | |
| 2026-08-01 03:32 UTC | free reset | Luna efficiency weekend | I have reset usage limits for Codex and ChatGPT Work. | View post | |
| 2026-07-29 04:09 UTC | free reset | Sol usage-limit clarification | I've reset usage limits for all ChatGPT Work and Codex users. | View post | |
| 2026-07-28 03:09 UTC | free reset | ChatGPT Work adoption celebration | The usage limits have been reset for all paid users of Codex and ChatGPT Work. | View post |