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Codex quota resets
Tibo’s reset announcements, on your local calendar.
Tibo @thsottiauxAugust 2026
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2026-08-08
Direct quota resetConfirmed
UTC-07:00
GPT-5.6 Sol celebration + staying put: reset for all paid ChatGPT Work and Codex users.
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2026-08-10
Direct quota resetConfirmed
UTC-07:00
Monday performative reset: usage limits reset for all paid ChatGPT Work and Codex users.
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2026-08-12
Direct quota resetConfirmed
UTC-07:00
15M Codex celebration. Post said landing in ~1h; recorded at announce/confirm post time (no later confirm timestamp).
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2026-08-21
Reset credits issuedConfirmed
UTC-07:00
BANKED (20M) confirm post ‘has landed’. Earlier announce said by 8pm PST.
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2026-08-23
Direct quota resetConfirmed
UTC-07:00
Confirm: reset propagated + usage fixes. Earlier reply said ~2pm PST Aug 24.
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2026-08-25
Direct quota resetConfirmed
UTC-07:00
Quiet reset acknowledged in reply to user who noticed usage refresh: “Ah yeah, forgot to say.” Cross-check: tiboreset, quotaalert. Prefer this Tibo confirmation as source_url.
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2026-08-27
Direct quota resetConfirmed
UTC-07:00
Thursday surprise: brand new usage for all ChatGPT Work and Codex.
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2026-08-29
Direct quota resetConfirmed
UTC-07:00
Full paid Codex/ChatGPT Work usage reset plus long list of metering fixes. Same post executes (“we are resetting” / “we're resetting usage limits”). Cross-check: tiboreset, quotaalert, opentherank. Strong miss vs current 23 drafts.
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2026-08-30
Direct quota resetConfirmed
UTC-07:00
25M confirm edit. Earlier timed 6pm PST Aug 30 for paid Work & Codex.
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Dates follow the selected city and can cross day or month boundaries. “By” marks a deadline; announcements do not confirm completion. No fixed reset schedule.
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- Direct quota reset · Announced · not yet confirmed
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Day 18 reset; lands before 10am Pacific (PDT) Oct 23 with small ship. Stored as 17:00Z = 10:00 America/Los_Angeles. Announce≠delivered.
- Direct quota reset · Confirmed
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Sol people reset plus Sol usage update.
- Direct quota reset · Confirmed
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Confirm Work celebration reset (announce 2081899343091843463).
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