What happens when a Codex usage limit is reached?

If you hit a limit during an active turn, Codex may finish that turn subject to fair-use limits. Afterward, check the limit banner or Settings → Usage for wait, credits, a saved reset, or upgrade options.

I still have weekly usage. Why is Codex blocked?

The 5-hour limit can exhaust first. Where both apply, you need remaining allowance in both windows. Check which limit Settings → Usage says you reached.

When can I use Codex again after a weekly limit reached?

Wait until your personal weekly reset time shown in Settings → Usage or /status, unless a public automatic reset or a redeemed banked reset refreshes eligible windows.

Codex Usage Limit Reached – What to Do

First identify which limit fired. The 5-hour window and the weekly allowance can block you independently.

Open Settings → Usage or run /status. The official surfaces tell you which allowance is exhausted and the reset time for that window. A third-party page cannot see your remaining quota.

Codex 5-hour limit reached

This usually feels like a mid-session stop. You may still have weekly usage left. Official guidance: you can hit the five-hour limit before five hours have passed.

Wait for the 5-hour reset timestamp in Settings / /status.
Do not assume a weekly refresh is required yet.
Read Codex 5-Hour Limit Explained.

Codex weekly limit reached

This is the longer wall. A 5-hour reset will not help if weekly remaining is already 0. Developers often search “weekly limit for Codex: when does it end/reset?” because the weekly clock is account-specific.

Note the weekly reset time in Settings → Usage.
A public automatic reset only helps if the announcement covers your plan and those limits.
A full banked reset can refresh both windows and change the weekly reset date.
Deep dive: Codex Weekly Limit & Reset Time.

AI Limit

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Track public Codex reset announcements and usage windows with AI Limit instead of refreshing Settings after every session.

Track with AI Limit → Open usage tracker

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What you can do next

Identify the limit — 5-hour, weekly, or both.
Wait if the banner shows a reset time you can live with.
Use a saved reset if Settings shows “1 reset available” / “Full reset” and you have reviewed expiry.
Credits or upgrade only if those options appear for your plan (Plus / Pro eligibility varies).
Confirm the account — wrong workspace is a common false “still blocked”.

If the current turn already started, Codex may finish that turn subject to fair-use limits. After that turn, the limit banner is the source of truth.

Public reset vs your limit reached banner

A “did Codex reset today?” result on the live tracker is a public announcement. It does not prove your private weekly or 5-hour window refreshed. Always re-check Settings after a public event.

If the timestamp looks wrong after a refresh, see Codex limit didn’t reset.

Get notified on the next public reset

AI Limit monitors public Codex reset signals and sends an alert directly to your iPhone. It does not read your private ChatGPT / Codex remaining usage.