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OpenAI Adds Bankable Rate-Limit Resets to Codex

June 11, 2026 at 20:13 EDT

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On June 12, 2026, OpenAI unveiled a new feature for its AI coding tool Codex called "Rate limit banking," which lets users stockpile rate-limit resets and use them later. It is rolling out to Go, Plus, Pro, and Business plans, with the first reset offered for free.

June 12, 2026 · OpenAI Codex

Codex Adds "Rate Limit Banking" — Save Your Resets, Spend Them Later

After months of frustration over tight usage caps, OpenAI lets users stockpile limit resets in a "bank" and use them whenever they choose — and earn more by inviting friends.

+1 / +1

Banked reset earned by BOTH inviter and invitee on a successful invite

Monthly cap on banked resets from invites (reported)

30d

Window to use a granted reset before it expires

Business plan carries the tightest limits

Caps run on token consumption + reasoning time. Reports peg Business at roughly 60% stricter than Plus.

100%

Plus ($20/mo)

~40%

Business

Relative effective allowance (illustrative, based on user reports)

Invite a friend

Friend sends first message

→

Bank a reset

+1 stored for each side

→

Spend later

Resume work after the cap

Welcomed

Stockpile resets at your own pace; earning them via invites feels fair. Helps hackathon marathons, long refactors, and large code reviews resume "from where it stopped."

Still critical

Limits themselves stay tight — even Pro hits the cap fast. Consumption sped up after promotions ended; some users juggle multiple accounts or swap API keys.

Banking adds flexibility — but the call to fundamentally ease limits hasn't gone away.

5-hour window limit Weekly limit Token + reasoning-time based Differentiator vs Claude Code

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