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Codex usage guides

Start with the question you have now. Every guide separates documented facts, practical interpretation, and account-specific details you still need to verify.

RULES / 07

Understand the limits

How windows, models, and shared allowance behave.

WINDOW NOTE / 01

How the Codex 5-hour limit resets

Understand the short Codex usage window, find its real reset time, and avoid starting the wrong countdown.

Read guide RESET NOTE / 03

Codex banked resets, explained

Learn how a redeemable banked reset differs from recurring quota windows and public reset events.

Read guide USAGE RULE / 07

Do Codex local and cloud tasks share limits?

Learn how local Codex messages and cloud tasks use the same included plan allowance and where to verify your current remaining usage.

Read guide USAGE RULE / 08

Can switching Codex models save usage?

See when a smaller Codex model can make included usage last longer, how to switch with the CLI, and what switching cannot guarantee.

Read guide WINDOW NOTE / 02

When does the Codex weekly limit reset?

Find your account-specific weekly recovery time and plan work without assuming a universal Monday reset.

Read guide USAGE RULE / 05

What counts toward Codex usage?

Learn why model choice, task complexity, context, reasoning, tools, retrieval, and caching can change how quickly Codex usage is consumed.

Read guide USAGE RULE / 06

Why does Codex show multiple usage limits?

Understand separate five-hour, weekly, and model-specific Codex meters without combining unrelated percentages or reset times.

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HOW TO / 03

Take the next step

Check, preserve, and stretch the quota available to you.

STATUS NOTE / 04