The post joked: "Don't just reset Codex rate limits for fun, it costs money" — the self-deprecating announcement itself became the quote the community passed around.
Quick factsTHE SNAPSHOT
| Item | Data |
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| Announced | 2026-04-28 05:28 UTC (Beijing 2026-04-28 13:28, Tuesday) |
| Type | Milestone Celebration Reset (reset_type: regular) |
| Sequence | #19 of 70 tracked resets |
| Gap before | 7 days |
| Gap after | 19 days (next reset: 2026-05-16) |
| Running average at that time | 12.4 days (mean of the prior 17 gaps) |
| Where this gap sits in history | longer than 50% of historical gaps (ranked #7 longest among the gaps recorded up to then) |
| Source | public announcement by @thsottiaux ↗, archived by codex-resets.com |
TimelineWHAT HAPPENED
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2026-04-28 05:28 UTCThe Codex team posted a reset-related announcement; scope follows the source.
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Original announcement
“Don't just reset Codex rate limits for fun, it costs money. Don't just reset Codex rate limits for fun, it costs money. ... but the vibes are good ... I have reset Codex rate limits for ALL paid plans to celebrate a good week and allow everyone to build more with GPT-5.5. 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: Growth eraCONTEXT
Announcements in this period paired reset events with 3M weekly users, the $100 plan launch and Codex's first anniversary. These are documented historical contexts, not evidence that a future milestone will trigger a reset.
In the full sequence, this is event #7 of 7 in the "Growth era"; 19 days later, the next reset landed on schedule on 2026-05-16. Announced on a Tuesday, 7 days after its predecessor — those numbers together are this event's coordinates on the timeline.
What it means for youTAKEAWAY
Milestone resets are pure perks with no trigger conditions. Historically nearly every user-count milestone (3M → 25M) came with one.At 7 days, the gap was close to the historical norm — a routine move inside the rhythm.
FAQCOMMON QUESTIONS
What was the Codex global reset on April 28, 2026 (Tuesday)?
On April 28, 2026 (Tuesday), the Codex team posted a milestone celebration reset announcement — event #19 of 70 in the archive, 7 days after the previous one, part of the "Growth 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 2026-05-16, 19 days later. That is hindsight, not a forecast that was available at the time.