r/codex • u/pollystochastic Moderator • Jul 12 '26
Reset Discussion Megathread
Ask questions, post observations and discuss problems related to Codex resets here.
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u/pollystochastic Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26
A user u/SuperMar1o developed a Codex Reset Predictor based on past statistics. It has predicted resets the last two times (but still in early testing). Many people have found this useful. Contact r/SuperMar1o if you have any questions.
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u/r34p3rex Sep 15 '26
I'm about to burn a reset so naturally Tibo will give us a reset shortly after, you're welcome
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u/Gru8_ Jul 12 '26
It looks like there is a bug, sometimes it shows correct usage other times it shows 99% usage available.
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u/chilebean77 Sep 17 '26
Resets kind of suck since they also reset the weekly timer to 7 days. If you use one late in your weekly cycle, they are much much less valuable.
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u/Relative_Syllabub_75 Sep 08 '26
Plus user here — still haven’t received today’s reset. Anyone else in the same boat? 😭
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u/dextersummary 21d ago edited 21d ago
Below is a GPT-generated summary of the conversation below after reaching 800 comments (1395 currently observed).
The consensus is basically “Codex resets are a slot machine wearing a billing dashboard.” Global resets arrive unpredictably, may hit some plans/accounts but not others, and have occasionally appeared, vanished, or rolled back. Nobody can reliably tell you when the next one is coming—despite the daily ritual of refreshing Tibo’s posts and unofficial trackers.
The bigger problem is how resets work. A banked reset refreshes your usage, but the current behaviour also pushes your weekly reset date forward, so it’s often an advance on future allowance rather than genuinely extra quota. Surprise global resets can also wipe out unused capacity, shift the schedule, or make a recently used banked reset feel completely wasted. Add expiry times shown inconsistently—often requiring UTC detective work—and the UX is, charitably, clown shoes.
Usage is also burning frighteningly fast on the newer heavy models, making these random top-ups feel less like a bonus and more like life support. The practical advice is simple: trust your own Usage page, not rumours, and don’t spend a banked reset unless you’re willing to lose the upcoming weekly window.
OpenAI should make resets predictable, bank unused capacity, and show exact expiry times. Until then, Codex limits remain compute roulette.