Ask ten developers "when does Codex reset" and you'll get different answers because they may be talking about an account's 5-hour period, a weekly limit, or a separately announced reset event. This guide shows where the official account time lives and how to read the tracked public events without turning history into a promise.
The three reset layers§
Codex usage has a 5-hour usage period, while weekly limits may also apply. OpenAI tells users to consult the Usage Dashboard for exact limits and reset times, because the displayed values are account-specific and actual consumption varies by model, task, context, reasoning and tool use.
Separately, the public archive tracks announced reset events and banked resets. Their timing and eligibility come from each announcement, not from a universal rule. That's why no single clock answers the question—you must first identify which mechanism you mean.
When does the weekly limit reset?§
Open the Usage Dashboard and read the weekly reset timestamp shown for your account. OpenAI does not publish one universal weekday or a public replenishment formula that can be safely applied to everyone.
Use /status in the Codex CLI for remaining limits, then put the Dashboard timestamp in your calendar. If capacity changes earlier than expected, compare it with the separate 5-hour limit and the public event archive before assuming the weekly timer moved.
When do global resets happen?§
Global resets are announced on X by the Codex team and tracked by codex-resets.com. The archive counted 56 tracked resets as of early October 2026, spanning September 2025 onward — the reset history keeps the running total current. The average gap is about 6.9 days, but the spread is wild: back-to-back daily resets during the July 2026 spree, and stretches of two weeks with nothing.
They cluster around recognizable triggers: user milestones (3M, 7M, 8M, 10M, 25M), plan launches, outages and usage-accounting bugs, holidays, and launch weeks for new models like GPT-6 Astra. Reading the full reset history makes the rhythm intuitive fast.
How to predict the next reset§
Announcements often arrive with little lead time. This site's baseline compares days since the latest tracked event with prior gaps. That can describe how unusual the current gap is, but it cannot produce an official probability or guarantee the next date.
The homepage radar keeps those layers separate: official announcement state, archive-derived timing context, and a plain planning suggestion. The exact time appears only when a source provides it.
What time of day do resets land?§
Announced resets land on the timetable stated in their source, if a timetable is provided. Historical posting time is not a service-level agreement. After an announcement, verify the result in your Usage Dashboard or /status instead of assuming a universal propagation delay.
Banked-reset drops are different: credits appear in eligible accounts and wait for you to redeem them, so "when" is up to you until they expire.
Do resets refill ChatGPT too, or just Codex?§
Scope varies by announcement. Some posts explicitly name all paid plans, while others name a product, plan, cohort, or banked-reset eligibility. If the source does not state scope, this site labels it unknown instead of filling in the blank.
Subscription usage and OpenAI API billing are separate systems. A Codex subscription reset announcement should not be treated as an API-credit refill unless an official source explicitly says so.
A short tour of the reset eras§
The full reset archive reads differently once you see it as eras rather than noise. Late 2025 was sparse: resets were event-driven rarities — a model launch here, an outage compensation there. The cadence accelerated hard through 2026 as user counts climbed, with the 3M, 7M, 8M and 10M milestones each celebrated with refills.
July 2026 was the spree that changed expectations: back-to-back events and a temporarily removed 5-hour limit. The GPT-6 Astra era added waiting-day banked credits and at least one pre-announced event. The useful lesson is not a cadence forecast: policies and event scope change, so the source and account display outrank historical rhythm.
Reset-day checklist: what to do when one lands§
When a public reset is announced, first verify that the stated scope includes you and that the change appears in Usage or /status. Do not budget work around a social screenshot, an archive ratio or another user's account.
If you hold a banked reset, read its confirmation screen before redeeming: a full reset changes both allowances and the weekly reset date. Whether redemption is useful depends on your own remaining allowance, expiry and deadlines.
How to read reset rumors without getting burned§
Every time the gap stretches past a week, "reset coming tonight" posts multiply — screenshots of blurry DMs, "my friend at OpenAI said", recycled announcements with new dates. A rumor is worth exactly what it costs to verify: almost nothing. The reliable signals are few and specific. An actual announcement comes from a named Codex team member's public account, names its scope, and is echoed by the codex-resets archive within minutes. A real pre-announcement (rare, but it has happened — the scheduled Tuesday reset in September 2026) still comes from the same official channel, not from a reply-guy thread.
The practical filter this site uses, and you can copy: who posted it, on what account, and can you click through to the original? If any of the three fails, treat it as noise and keep pacing normally. The radar labels community buzz explicitly as unconfirmed for exactly this reason — an unverified reset tip that makes you burn quota early is more expensive than a missed one.
FAQFAQ
Does Codex reset at midnight?
Do not assume midnight. Use the exact reset time shown in your Usage Dashboard; public event times come from their individual announcements.
How often does the global reset happen on average?
About every 6.9 days across the resets tracked so far (56 as of early October 2026, September 2025 onward). The variance is large: from back-to-back days to two-week stretches.
Is the 5-hour limit still removed?
It was temporarily removed in July 2026. Its status has changed before and can change again — the live radar reflects current official signals, and the reset history documents each era.
Do I need to claim an announced reset?
Follow the announcement and your Usage Dashboard. Automatic resets and redeemable banked resets are different; scope and required action depend on the specific event.
Does Codex reset every Tuesday?
No weekday is guaranteed. Most resets land unannounced; the team has occasionally pre-announced a specific day, and the gaps between resets historically range from one day to two weeks.
Do global resets refill OpenAI API credits?
No. Resets apply to your ChatGPT/Codex subscription usage limits, not to OpenAI API billing credits — those are a separate system with separate pricing.
Do free accounts get public resets?
Eligibility is announcement-specific. If a source does not name free accounts, do not assume they are covered; verify in your account.
How do I get notified the moment a reset is announced?
Three free options: the site's RSS feed (/feed.xml), the live radar page itself, and the codex-resets MCP server you can add to any MCP-capable agent and simply ask whether today is a refill day.