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.
Yes for included plan usage: OpenAI says local messages and cloud tasks share the included usage allowance for a ChatGPT plan.
Plan local and cloud work together
Do not create separate budgets that assume local CLI work cannot affect the allowance available for cloud tasks. Before a long cloud run, check what recent local sessions have already consumed.
Verify the combined result
OpenAI directs users to the usage dashboard for current limits and reset times and to /status for remaining usage in an active CLI session.
Use the dashboard when you need the clearest account-level view. Use /status while working in the CLI, then copy the labeled quota rows into CodeReset if you want local countdowns.
Boundary conditions
API-key billing is different from included ChatGPT plan usage. Do not mix API rate limits or API charges with the percentages shown for your ChatGPT Codex allowance.
Does moving a task to the cloud create a fresh allowance?+
No. The cited OpenAI pricing documentation says local messages and cloud tasks share the included usage allowance.
Does API-key usage share the same percentage?+
API-key usage is billed at API rates. Treat it separately from the included ChatGPT plan meter shown in the Codex usage dashboard.
Evidence behind this guide
Each material claim keeps its own status, verification date, review deadline, and cited source.
OpenAI says local messages and cloud tasks share the included usage allowance for a ChatGPT plan.
- Checked
- Verified 2026-09-16
- Next review
- Review by 2026-09-30
- OpenAIhttps://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/pricing
OpenAI directs users to the usage dashboard for current limits and reset times and to /status for remaining usage in an active CLI session.
- Checked
- Verified 2026-09-16
- Next review
- Review by 2026-09-30
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