EVENT RECORD

Automatic resetconfirmedcompleted

Codex usage limits reset for all paid plans after fixes for GPT-5.5 degradation.

A confirmed provider-initiated counter clear for the audience below.

What happened

Codex usage limits reset for all paid plans after fixes for GPT-5.5 degradation.

Provider / product: OpenAI / Codex
Plans: plus, pro, business, enterprise, edu
Announced: May 16, 2026, 17:51 UTC
Cleared by: May 16, 2026, 17:51 UTC
Audience: paid · All paid plans
Model or pool: Not specified
Provider-stated reason: Fixed two issues degrading GPT-5.5 in Codex

Primary evidence and context

Follow the original posts or documentation. Announcement posts and completion evidence can say different things; check each source's claim.

Source 1: @thsottiaux ↗staff post · confirms completion
Source 2: @thsottiaux ↗staff post · announces · pre-announcement
Source 3: community.openai.com ↗community · announces

Research notes

Usage limits were reset across paid plans after fixes for GPT-5.5 capability degradation. The reset was pre-announced at 00:31 UTC.

Discovery credits

These feeds helped us find the event. The original provider sources above are the evidence used for this record.

Correction log

Sep 22, 2026, 22:17 UTCeffective_at: None -> 2026-05-16T17:51:03Z · 17:51 'have now been reset'; 00:31 'I will reset usage limits this evening'; forum thread 'reset incoming'.