Codex weekly usage limit

How the weekly allowance works

The weekly allowance limits included Work and Codex usage over the longer usage period available to your plan. If your plan also has a five-hour allowance, both matter: you can reach the shorter limit with weekly capacity remaining, or exhaust the weekly limit while a shorter window appears available. OpenAI advises users to check Settings → Usage for the current meters and reset times because plan, workspace, model, and account options can differ. A date seen in a community post is not a reliable substitute for your own dashboard.

Find your actual weekly reset time

Open the Usage screen in the account and workspace where the work is happening. Identify the weekly meter and copy its displayed date, time, and timezone. In the CLI, /status can help you review current usage, but the account Usage screen should settle any ambiguity. If you recently redeemed or purchased a reset, refresh the page before recording the time because the weekly schedule may have changed.

1. Confirm the active ChatGPT account and workspace.
2. Open Settings → Usage and find the weekly Work or Codex allowance.
3. Check whether the five-hour meter is also exhausted.
4. Copy the exact reset timestamp and timezone into the calculator.
5. After any successful reset, reopen Usage and record the new schedule.

Automatic and public resets

An automatic weekly reset is the normal renewal of your account’s allowance. A global or promotional reset is a separate event announced for a defined group, such as eligible paid users or accounts affected by an incident. Public announcements do not establish a permanent cadence and should not be used to predict the next reset. Always read the specific announcement to see who is covered, then verify the result in your own Usage screen. A site that tracks public announcements can provide context, but it cannot confirm whether an individual account received the change.

Banked resets

A banked reset is a one-time reset saved to an eligible account until it is used or expires. It is not cash, API credit, or a permanent increase to the plan. OpenAI says eligible users can find it in Settings → Usage by selecting a usage summary that shows an available reset, such as “1 reset available” or “Full reset.” Review the expiration and confirmation details before applying it. A successful full banked reset refreshes eligible five-hour and weekly windows and changes the weekly reset date. If there is nothing eligible to reset, it should remain available rather than being consumed.

Purchased instant resets

Eligible personal Plus and Pro accounts may be offered an instant reset, depending on account and billing country. This is not a reset you can save for later. It restores the covered allowance as soon as checkout succeeds, even when some usage remains. OpenAI explains that the new weekly period begins with the first Work or Codex request after the reset; the following automatic weekly reset is scheduled seven days after that request. Because the purchase pulls the weekly allowance forward and changes the schedule, users should compare the price, remaining allowance, credits, and current reset time before checkout.

Usage credits are different

Usage credits are a separate pay-as-you-go balance. Where supported, included usage is consumed first and eligible activity can then draw from the credit balance. Buying credits does not create a banked reset, and applying a reset does not add credit. Availability and pricing are account-specific, so Reset Notes does not publish a universal recommendation or ask for billing information. Use the choices and prices displayed in your own account.

What to do after reaching the weekly limit

Read the limit notice before changing settings or spending money. If the deadline is close and the work can wait, use the displayed reset time. If the account offers credits or a reset, open the details and check exactly what it restores, whether it applies immediately, and whether it changes the weekly schedule. During the wait, reduce avoidable scope: archive unrelated context, split research from implementation, and choose a model appropriate to the task. These steps help the next allowance last longer without pretending to bypass the limit.

Troubleshoot a missing or incorrect reset

After the expected reset, refresh Settings → Usage and verify the account and workspace. For a banked reset, confirm that the offer had not expired and that the account met its eligibility requirements. For a purchase, check the receipt and recent usage history. If the dashboard still looks wrong, contact OpenAI Support with the offer or purchase involved, the date and timezone, the current Usage screenshot, and the Codex client and model. OpenAI says Support can investigate suspected errors but does not issue manual or courtesy resets simply because a user was ineligible or missed an expiration.