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Codex Weekly Limits Are Draining Way Too Fast — Is This a Bug?

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anil.c1

August 14, 2026, 10:09am

Hello,

I’m a Codex 20x user.

Over the past few days, I’ve noticed something with Codex that has become increasingly frustrating. The weekly limits are starting to feel extremely restrictive.

Back when we had the 5-hour limits, I was actually able to get more work done, and even when I used Codex very aggressively and heavily, my limits would rarely run out in less than five days. Now, the weekly limit seems to drain almost as quickly as the old 5-hour limit did.

My usage hasn’t changed. I’m using Codex the same way I always have:

No MCP or anything similar.

Just plain Codex Desktop.

My workloads are roughly the same.

Yet the limits are being consumed significantly faster.

On top of that, even after Tibo resets my limits, they sometimes run out again in less than a single day.

Is anyone else experiencing the same thing? How many people have noticed their weekly limits draining much faster recently?

I really hope this is some kind of bug, because if this is the intended behavior going forward, I’m seriously considering canceling my plan.

yungchaoji

August 14, 2026, 10:16am

What mode are you using? sol max or ultra? fast? While I find it drain usage limit very fast under sol ultra fast mode.

anil.c1

August 14, 2026, 10:35am

I usually use 5.6 Sol on High or Very High. For smaller tasks, I use Luna or 5.5 High mode. Sometimes I have Fast enabled as well.

I use Ultra very rarely—maybe once or twice for a one-off planning task. This was already how I used it before.

When the weekly limits were first introduced, I could barely use them up with the same workload. In fact, I was working on two projects at the same time back then, and the limits still weren’t dropping to these levels.

It’s honestly starting to get really frustrating.

Sandemann

August 14, 2026, 12:12pm

I feel every single word you’re saying! During those two resets within such a short space of time, I missed one and saved the ~86% for heavy tasks. Then there was the reset I didn’t even notice. I started my heavy task, assuming everything was fine. Now I’m at 0%, effectively two missed resets, and I have to ‘wait’ for almost a week. I actually use the pro subscription. ‘Banked resets’ would definitely be the smarter choice rather than executing random and completely unexpected resets.You feel forced to constantly squeeze the maximum out of your tokens because you can never be sure when a reset is coming, or if one is coming at all. This makes scaling unpredictable and encourages waste where none is needed. It makes a subscription via OpenAI inefficient and unpredictable for me. Saving tokens makes no sense, wasting tokens doesn’t either. OpenAI urgently needs to figure out which direction they want to take—and then live with the consequences.

plutavian

August 14, 2026, 12:35pm

It’s not that usage has increased; rather, the weekly usage limit was reduced after the reset. My new 20x account subscription has a weekly usage limit of only $200, but the account I registered a year ago—which is now subscribed to a plan with a weekly usage limit of over $2,000—hasn’t been affected at all. I suspect the reset caused the weekly limit to be reduced.

anil.c1

August 14, 2026, 12:58pm

I’ve had the $200 Codex plan for months, but this is the first time I’ve experienced anything like this. Seeing that others feel the same way is reassuring. Hopefully they hear us and find a solution.

It feels like the 100% limit/usage amount we see after each reset changes. Almost as if there’s a different multiplier applied with every reset.

I don’t think this is normal. Either there’s another issue with the limits, or they’ve actually reduced them. If it’s the latter, I’ll cancel my subscription immediately.

plutavian

August 14, 2026, 1:10pm

A standard 20x subscription has a weekly usage limit of around $2,000, while the Plus plan has a weekly usage limit of around $100. My new account has a weekly usage limit of only $200 following the most recent reset.

yungchaoji

August 14, 2026, 1:12pm

It’s a little opaque about the week limits, I feel it is dynamic. Maybe I’m wrong.

bx

August 14, 2026, 2:54pm

Yes. And while people pray to Tibo for resets, I literally do NOT want any resets. Just give me the MUCH higher usage limits we had and pay for, that are predictable to work to. They have dropped a significant amount on the 20x Pro plan. It’s very frustrating. All of this gamifying reset roulette is horrible for...