Banked reset credit for Codex Plus, Pro and Business users as GPT-6 Astra rolled out early, until Oct 5.

A credit available for later use, not an automatic counter clear.

Exact effect time unavailable. The date below is when this change was announced, not proof that every account changed at that moment.

What happened

Provider / product: OpenAI / Codex
Plans: plus, pro, business
Announced: Sep 5, 2026, 00:39 UTC
Effective: Exact time not established
Audience: paid · All Plus, Pro, Business users (incl. accounts created before 8pm PT)
Model or pool: Not specified
Expires: Oct 5, 2026, 00:39 UTC
Provider-stated reason: Astra rolled out ahead of schedule

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 · announces
Source 2: help.openai.com ↗official · confirms completion
Source 3: @thsottiaux ↗staff post · announces · Earlier Sep 4 UTC announcement of the same rollout-day banked grant; existing event is dated Sep 5 UTC by its later confirmation.

Research notes

Banked reset credit (not an automatic clear) for all Plus, Pro and Business users on Astra rollout day (Sep 4 PT), landing end of day. This matches the help center's Sep 4 grant.

Discovery credits

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