OpenAI

Codex limits

“Estimates, not promises. OpenAI says so itself.”

When does Codex reset?

Plus and Business use a 5-hour window plus a weekly limit. Pro tiers drop the 5-hour limit and use a weekly allowance. OpenAI publishes estimate ranges, not hard caps.

Plans at a glance

  • Plus$20/mo
  • Pro 100$100/mo
  • Pro 200$200/mo
  • Pro 500$500/mo
  • Business (Standard seat)$25/mo

Codex usage limits by plan

$20/mo
Plus
Est. local messages/5h: GPT-6.1 Sol 15-160, GPT-6 Sol 15-150, GPT-6 Astra 5-45 (limited), GPT-6 Luna 350-3,000; weekly limits may apply
Resets5-hour + weekly
Estimates, not fixed limits.
source for Codex Plus ↗
2026-10-16
$100/mo
Pro 100
No 5-hour limit; included allowance (weekly); relative size vs Plus not stated on official page
ResetsWeekly
third-partyThird parties report ~5x Plus (unverified officially).
source for Codex Pro 100 ↗
2026-10-16
$200/mo
Pro 200
No 5-hour limit; more than Pro 100; new subs get lower allowance than legacy Pro 200
ResetsWeekly
third-partyGrandfathered (active Sep 22-29 2026) keep old allowance thr… more
Grandfathered (active Sep 22-29 2026) keep old allowance through Oct 29 2026. ~10x vs 20x Plus is third-party/X-reported.
source for Codex Pro 200 ↗
2026-10-16
$500/mo
Pro 500
No 5-hour limit; highest included usage; Ultrafast (8x included usage rate, 6x credit rate)
ResetsWeekly
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source for Codex Pro 500 ↗
2026-10-16
$25/mo
Business (Standard seat)
Same 5-hour estimates as Plus; weekly may apply
Resets5-hour + weekly
$25/user/mo monthly; annual price for 2+ users not captured … more
$25/user/mo monthly; annual price for 2+ users not captured (unknown). A $100 Business tier is mentioned on chatgpt.com/codex/pricing, details unknown.
source for Codex Business (Standard seat) ↗
2026-10-16

Codex limit changes

  1. OpenAIupcoming

    Upcoming: grandfathered Pro 200 allowance ends (reported 20x -> 10x Plus)

    Multipliers from third-party/X post, not official page

    source ↗
  2. OpenAI

    GPT-5.5 retired from Codex with ChatGPT sign-in (noon PDT); API unaffected

    source ↗
  3. OpenAI

    Pro 200 reopened to new subs with lower allowance; grandfathered (active Sep 22-29) keep old allowance through 2026-10-29; Pro 500 launched

    source ↗
  4. OpenAI

    Automatic Codex usage reset for Plus/Pro/Business

    source ↗
  5. OpenAI

    Banked Codex resets granted with GPT-6 Astra rollout

    source ↗

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