Codex usage resets
and banked resets.
Reports about Codex limits often use “reset” to describe several different changes. This guide gives you a consistent way to read reset dates, compare account reports, and decide when a signal is actually confirmed.
Separate the terms
A usage reset, a banked reset, a weekly allowance, and a short rolling limit are not automatically the same event. Record exactly which label or balance changed before comparing reports.
Record both clocks
Write down the time reported by the public announcement and the time you observed the change. A visible announcement can arrive before, after, or independently of an account-state change.
Check the account state
The useful confirmation is an observable change in the relevant limit, reset balance, or expiry information. One person's result is evidence for that account, not proof that every plan or region changed.
Keep uncertainty visible
If the timestamp is clear but the account state is not, label the event as an early signal. Do not turn a prediction, screenshot, or single anecdote into a confirmed reset.
Why reset reports disagree
Community reports can differ by plan, account state, product surface, region, rollout timing, and the exact limit being discussed. A post can be accurate for the person who wrote it while still being insufficient to establish a platform-wide reset. Keep the plan, observed surface, UTC time, remaining balance, and expiry label with each report.
What a reliable record contains
A useful record has the source time, observation time, event type, evidence state, and a short explanation of what was actually checked. It should also preserve negative evidence: if the account balance or expiry did not change, record that instead of forcing a positive conclusion.
How ResetPulse uses this distinction
ResetPulse keeps early signals separate from confirmed events. The public timeline shows the observation trail, and email alerts are reserved for events that reach the confirmation state. It is an independent community monitor, not an official OpenAI service, and it never needs Codex credentials.
Keep watching the live record
See the live reset timeline, read the monitoring methodology, investigate the weekly reset window, or subscribe to the confirmation-based email alert.