This is the first officially tracked global reset in the codex-resets.com archive: alongside the GPT-5-Codex launch, the Codex team reset usage limits for everyone as a launch gift.
Quick factsTHE SNAPSHOT
| Item | Data |
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| Announced | 2025-09-17 04:02 UTC (Beijing 2025-09-17 12:02, Wednesday) |
| Type | Global Usage Reset (reset_type: regular) |
| Sequence | #1 of 70 tracked resets |
| Gap after | 50 days (next reset: 2025-11-05) |
| Source | public announcement by @thsottiaux ↗, archived by codex-resets.com |
TimelineWHAT HAPPENED
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2025-09-17 04:02 UTCThe Codex team posted a reset-related announcement; scope follows the source.
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Original announcement
“We have reset everyone's limits for gpt-5-codex to allow you all to benefit more from it today and as a way to make up for the slowdowns earlier while we were provisioning additional GPUs. We'll continue to add capacity throughout the week to maintain the speed. Enjoy!”— @thsottiaux on X ↗
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EffectThe event applied to the scope named by the announcement; verify it in your Usage Dashboard.
The era: Launch eraCONTEXT
The archive begins on September 17, 2025 with a public reset event near the GPT-5-Codex launch. A single event cannot establish a cadence or a rule for future launches.
In the full sequence, this is event #1 of 1 in the "Launch era"; 50 days later, the next reset landed on schedule on 2025-11-05. Announced on a Wednesday, opening the archive — those numbers together are this event's coordinates on the timeline.
What it means for youTAKEAWAY
Routine resets historically average about 6.9 days apart, but the spread is wide — back-to-back days to two-week gaps. Watching the radar beats counting days.As the archive's first event it has no gap to speak of — but from here on, "a reset can land anytime" became part of a Codex user's daily background.
FAQCOMMON QUESTIONS
What was the Codex global reset on September 17, 2025 (Wednesday)?
On September 17, 2025 (Wednesday), the Codex team posted a global usage reset announcement — event #1 of 70 in the archive, part of the "Launch era". detected source scope: all_paid; eligibility and required action follow the linked source and Usage Dashboard.
Do I need to do anything for this event?
Read the linked announcement and your Usage Dashboard. Automatic resets and redeemable banked resets are different; this event's source determines the required action.
When was the next global reset after this one?
The archive has the historical answer: the next record landed on 2025-11-05, 50 days later. That is hindsight, not a forecast that was available at the time.