OpenAI restores 5-hour Codex and Work limits for ChatGPT Plus users
OpenAI will restore a five-hour usage limit for ChatGPT Plus subscribers using Codex and ChatGPT Work on August 25. The limit returns after several weeks in which Plus users faced only a weekly usage cap across the two now-unified platforms. Users who reach either the five-hour or weekly limit can wait for the relevant usage cycle to reset or buy additional credits. OpenAI may also issue free limit resets, and users can bank resets through some promotions and referral offers. The company reset weekly usage early several times during the temporary change, including after the platforms added another million active users. Thibault Sottiaux, OpenAI’s engineering lead for Codex and ChatGPT, said the five-hour cap helps smooth demand on the company’s compute capacity while preserving relatively generous weekly allowances. He also said Plus subscribers, whom he characterized as relatively casual and new users, can accidentally consume an entire week’s allowance and find the resulting restriction confusing. The five-hour limit will remain disabled for the coming months on the $100 and $200 Pro subscriptions. Sottiaux did not announce changes to Enterprise or Edu accounts, which use a separate credit-based usage system.
9to5mac.com
2 min
8/25/2026
OpenAI restores 5-hour Codex and Work limits for ChatGPT Plus users
OpenAI will restore a five-hour usage limit for ChatGPT Plus subscribers using Codex and ChatGPT Work on August 25. The limit returns after several weeks in which Plus users faced only a weekly usage cap across the two now-unified platforms. Users who reach either the five-hour or weekly limit can wait for the relevant usage cycle to reset or buy additional credits. OpenAI may also issue free limit resets, and users can bank resets through some promotions and referral offers. The company reset weekly usage early several times during the temporary change, including after the platforms added another million active users. Thibault Sottiaux, OpenAI’s engineering lead for Codex and ChatGPT, said the five-hour cap helps smooth demand on the company’s compute capacity while preserving relatively generous weekly allowances. He also said Plus subscribers, whom he characterized as relatively casual and new users, can accidentally consume an entire week’s allowance and find the resulting restriction confusing. The five-hour limit will remain disabled for the coming months on the $100 and $200 Pro subscriptions. Sottiaux did not announce changes to Enterprise or Edu accounts, which use a separate credit-based usage system.
9to5mac.com
2 min
8/25/2026
OpenAI restores 5-hour Codex and Work limits for ChatGPT Plus users
OpenAI will restore a five-hour usage limit for ChatGPT Plus subscribers using Codex and ChatGPT Work on August 25. The limit returns after several weeks in which Plus users faced only a weekly usage cap across the two now-unified platforms. Users who reach either the five-hour or weekly limit can wait for the relevant usage cycle to reset or buy additional credits. OpenAI may also issue free limit resets, and users can bank resets through some promotions and referral offers. The company reset weekly usage early several times during the temporary change, including after the platforms added another million active users. Thibault Sottiaux, OpenAI’s engineering lead for Codex and ChatGPT, said the five-hour cap helps smooth demand on the company’s compute capacity while preserving relatively generous weekly allowances. He also said Plus subscribers, whom he characterized as relatively casual and new users, can accidentally consume an entire week’s allowance and find the resulting restriction confusing. The five-hour limit will remain disabled for the coming months on the $100 and $200 Pro subscriptions. Sottiaux did not announce changes to Enterprise or Edu accounts, which use a separate credit-based usage system.
9to5mac.com
2 min
8/25/2026
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