If you bounce between ChatGPT Codex and Cursor, the reset story is the part that surprises people: hours/week vs a billing-cycle month.
/status. Cursor remaining usage: Dashboard → Spending. AI Limit tracks public Codex resets, not Cursor spend pools.| Codex | Cursor | |
|---|---|---|
| Main meter | 5-hour window + weekly cap | Monthly included usage pool(s) |
| Reset | Personal window timestamps; occasional public global / banked resets | Billing-cycle date/time; unused does not roll over |
| How to check | Settings → Usage · /status | cursor.com/dashboard Spending |
| When blocked | Wait, banked/purchased reset, credits, upgrade | Wait, switch model pool, on-demand, upgrade |
Deep dives: Codex limits · Cursor limits.
Codex can block you on Tuesday afternoon and recover the same evening when the 5-hour window rolls — unless weekly is empty. Cursor more often goes quiet until the subscription anniversary date, unless you enable on-demand or change pools.
Claude Code sits closer to Codex (session + weekly) than to Cursor: Codex vs Claude Code.
Cursor has moved between request-based and usage-based plans. Codex model tables change with new models. If Dashboard or Settings disagrees with this page, trust the product. Reviewed against public help docs in September 2026.
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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.