Five-hour rolling windows and weekly limits are separate constraints: waiting for the earlier Codex reset time does not mean your entire allowance has refreshed. OpenAI's pricing and usage guidance outlines both five-hour usage and potential weekly limits; local CLI work and cloud environments share this plan allowance. Always refer to your account dashboard for your actual Codex reset times.
Find the window blocking your task before expecting a reset
Suppose your dashboard indicates 0% remaining in the five-hour window with a reset scheduled today at 16:00, alongside 30% remaining in the weekly limit resetting on Friday. Today at 16:00 is your immediate checkpoint for a five-hour Codex reset. If both windows show 0%, reaching 16:00 alone will not clear the weekly restriction.
A common point of confusion is observing a fully replenished five-hour progress bar right beside an exhausted weekly bar. Do not blend these percentages or attempt to derive one from the other. Track each window with three data points: window name, remaining allowance, and next scheduled reset timestamp.
Check the exact timestamp with /status instead of adding five hours
Open your Codex usage dashboard and inspect both active windows. In clients that support CLI commands, running /status displays active rate limits and recovery times. Be careful not to confuse token context lengths with your account's plan allowance. Slash-command reference
Always plan around the dashboard's explicit reset timestamp rather than manually adding five hours to when you started coding. Calendar boundaries like Monday midnight, your billing cycle renewal, and the rolling weekly window are distinct milestones. Record an unavailable timestamp as unknown rather than assuming a default.
If the web dashboard and terminal report conflicting data, inspect your workspace menu and run codex login status to verify authentication. OpenAI distinguishes subscription sign-ins from API-key authentication; API usage is billed by consumption rather than subscription quotas.
How a public Codex reset announcement relates to your account
Public records track community-wide events and official announcements. Your personal recovery window determines when your own quota replenishes. Always read an announcement's scope and official source before checking its impact on your account.
A notice targeting an enterprise tier does not automatically apply to individual subscriptions. Similarly, an announcement regarding reset credits does not mean every user's weekly allowance has refreshed. Historical intervals provide helpful context, but your account dashboard remains the source of truth for your Codex reset time.
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