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When does the Codex weekly limit reset?

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

LAST REVIEWED / 2026-09-15NEXT REVIEW / 2026-09-22INDEPENDENT GUIDE
QUICK ANSWER

The available official documentation does not establish one universal Monday or midnight reset for every account. Use the current reset time shown in your own usage view.

Convert this reset time
01

Find the current weekly time

The usage dashboard is the official place to see current usage and reset times.

Save the displayed date, time, and timezone. If a timezone abbreviation is ambiguous, confirm the offset before creating a reminder.

02

Plan around both windows

OpenAI says weekly limits may apply in addition to the rolling five-hour usage period.

  • Move critical work earlier than the final quota hours.
  • Keep a buffer for reviews, fixes, and unexpected context growth.
  • Re-check the dashboard after the countdown ends.
03

Boundary conditions

A local timer does not refresh account data. A public reset announcement also does not prove what happened to one private account; verify the usage view before changing plans.

FAQ
Does every Codex account reset on Monday?+

The cited official page does not publish that universal rule. Use the date and time shown for your account.

Will a public reset change my weekly anchor?+

That account-level effect is unknown without checking the account after the event.

SOURCES

Evidence behind this guide

Each material claim keeps its own status, verification date, review deadline, and cited source.

officialDirectly supported by a first-party source.

OpenAI says weekly limits may apply in addition to the rolling five-hour usage period.

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  • OpenAIhttps://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/pricing
officialDirectly supported by a first-party source.

The usage dashboard is the official place to see current usage and reset times.

Checked
Verified 2026-09-15
Next review
Review by 2026-09-29
  • OpenAIhttps://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/pricing
inferenceA clearly labeled conclusion drawn from cited evidence.

The available official documentation does not establish one universal Monday or midnight reset for every account.

Checked
Verified 2026-09-15
Next review
Review by 2026-09-22
  • OpenAIhttps://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/pricing