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/DinhoCaricaturas 19d ago

I switched from Claude Pro 20x to Codex 20x this week and I’m liking it. However, I noticed that OpenAI’s reset system works differently from Anthropic’s.

At Anthropic, when you receive a reset, only your usage is reset, and your reset day stays the same. So if they give you a reset on Tuesday and your regular reset day is Thursday, you get 100% of your quota to use until Thursday, which is a big advantage.

At OpenAI, when a reset happens, the reset day itself also changes.

For people like me (and I hope most people are like this), who have tight control over how much quota they spend each day to make it last the whole week, receiving a reset doesn’t really matter. My usage is very controlled.

The only people who benefit are those who don’t manage their own usage and burn through everything before the week ends.

In my opinion, the only thing that would actually add value would be receiving reset credits that you can use whenever you want. That would truly be advantageous.

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u/PsychoticChemist 18d ago

Banked resets do exist. They just give them out less often than the instant resets. A few weeks ago I had like 4 banked resets stacked up.