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OpenAI Lets Codex Users Save Rate Limit Resets for Later Use

June 11, 2026 at 20:11 EDT

Software Dev & Coding
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On June 12, OpenAI began rolling out a feature for its coding assistant Codex that lets users save rate limit resets and use them later at a time of their choosing. The capability is being offered to Go, Plus, Pro, and Business subscribers, starting with one free reset.

June 12, 2026 · OpenAI Codex

Bank Your Reset: Codex Lets You Save Rate-Limit Resets for When You Need Them

OpenAI's coding agent now grants users a savable "banked reset" — apply it on your own schedule instead of losing saved-up usage to resets fired at OpenAI's convenience. A two-week invite bonus lets users earn more.

Free banked reset granted to every eligible user

Friends Plus/Pro users may invite for bonus resets

3/mo

Reported cap on resets earned via invites

5hr

Window the limit is keyed to, plus weekly caps

How tight is the Plus limit?

Limits are reasoning-time based — the 5-hour cap can be reached after only ~40 minutes of reasoning.

5 hr

Full window cap

→

~40m

Reasoning to hit cap

A single Plus-tier prompt can eat a meaningful share of the weekly limit — strictness is unchanged.

What you get

Eligible plans

Go · Plus · Pro · Business

Initial grant

One free banked reset, applied whenever you choose

Invite bonus

Both sides earn a reset on invitee's first message (2 weeks)

Welcomed

Saving a reset for one's own schedule helps planning for concentrated sessions like weekends — useful for big refactors, long agent runs, and team-shared work.

Skeptical

Doubts over real flexibility after losing saved usage to past resets. UI display and expiration unspecified — points to watch.

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