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RESET SIGNAL · 015

Codex · ChatGPT WorkUsage-limit reset watch: recent delivery, next-reset forecasts, dated active-user growth, and verified history.
NEXT RESET

9M

FORECAST UPDATE · NOT DELIVERED8M RESET DELIVERED

9M is close. How should Codex reset?

@thsottiaux said Codex and ChatGPT Work may reach 9M soon and asked whether to reset again or leave some space. The 8M reset was delivered; 9M remains a forecast with no delivery confirmation.

VIEW THE QUESTIONSEE FULL HISTORY
CURRENT ACTIONAWAITING A 9M DELIVERY SIGNAL
NEXT WATCHES9M PLAN OPEN → 10M
SIGNAL SOURCEPUBLIC QUESTION FROM TIBO
RECENT RESET TOTALSActive users over timeLAST 6 DAYS · JUL 9–14 PT
actions
7
Immediate resets
5
Banked resets
2
08

STATUSDELIVERED

09

NEXT WATCH9M · Forecast

10

PLEDGE END10M · Forecast

01 · GROWTH

Active users over time

Milestone dates come from public posts by the product lead. The x-axis uses real dates, so 6M, 7M, and 8M bunch at the right—an accurate picture of the recent acceleration.
Active users over timeMilestone dates come from public posts by the product lead. The x-axis uses real dates, so 6M, 7M, and 8M bunch at the right—an accurate picture of the recent acceleration.3M5M7M9MAPR 07MAY 01JUN 01JUL 01JUL 143MApr 074MApr 215MMay 316MJul 127MJul 138MJul 149M · NOT REACHEDTibo: 9M may arrive soon
3M → 8M
98 days
6M → 8M
49h 35m
Latest signal
9M may arrive soon · unconfirmed
Primary source

02 · FORECAST

9M is approaching; the plan is still open

The latest signal moves 9M from a long-range pledge into near-term watch. “Soon” does not mean reached, and it does not settle the reset format.
9MApproaching · not delivered

9M is close; the reset plan is undecided

Jul 14 · 22:59 PT

At 22:59 PT on Jul 14, Tibo said 9M might arrive soon and asked whether to reset again or leave some space. There is no 9M delivery signal yet.

Primary source
10MConditional pledge · no date

Reset at the 10M user milestone

10M is the final threshold in the public pledge; another reset is expected, with no commitment beyond it.

Primary source

03 · HISTORY

Verifiable history

21 public records and 23 actions. Two-part announcements count each action; filters only change the list below.

21 records

  1. 01
    Jul 1412:34 PT
    Marketing eventImmediate

    8M milestone reset

    Codex and ChatGPT Work reached 8M active users, prompting another reset for everyone.

    Everyone · five-hour cap still suspendedDirect source
    Primary source
  2. 02
    Jul 1311:29 PT
    Marketing eventBanked

    7M milestone banked reset

    The 7M milestone delivered a banked reset that users could redeem on their own timing.

    EveryoneDirect source
    Primary source
  3. 03
    Jul 1214:28 PT
    Marketing eventBanked

    Reset-failure compensation

    A banked reset was issued to users affected by a failed window, with web and mobile redemption added.

    About 500K affected usersDirect source
    Primary source
  4. 04
    Jul 1210:59 PT
    Marketing eventImmediate

    6M milestone reset

    Limits were reset at 6M and the five-hour cap was temporarily removed.

    Codex + ChatGPT WorkDirect source
    Primary source
  5. 05
    Jul 1022:54 PT
    Marketing eventImmediate

    Third GPT‑5.6 immediate reset

    A third immediate reset followed later that day as launch traffic kept climbing.

    Codex + ChatGPT WorkDirect source
    Primary source
  6. 06
    Jul 1010:59 PT
    Marketing eventImmediate

    Second GPT‑5.6 immediate reset

    A second launch-day reset was issued, with another reset announced for later the same day.

    Codex + ChatGPT WorkDirect source
    Primary source
  7. 07
    Jul 0914:24 PT
    Marketing eventImmediate

    New-hire immediate reset

    Rajan joining the team was marked with a full Codex and ChatGPT Work reset.

    Codex + ChatGPT WorkDirect source
    Primary source
  8. 08
    Jun 29
    Marketing eventImmediateBanked

    Two-part metering remediation

    After background-work and overcounting fixes, an immediate reset was paired with one banked reset.

    Affected paid usersDirect source
    Primary source
  9. 09
    Jun 28
    Marketing eventImmediate

    Reset during usage-drain investigation

    A full immediate reset was issued while unexpected usage drain was under investigation.

    EveryoneDirect source
    Primary source
  10. 10
    Jun 17
    Marketing eventImmediateBanked

    Two-part capacity-incident compensation

    After a capacity fix, a team member said users would receive both an immediate and a banked reset.

    Affected users · delivery disputedCorroborated

    Scope note: Some accounts later reported a missing component, so this counts the announced actions only.

    Primary source
  11. 11
    Jun 11
    Marketing eventBanked

    Banked resets launched

    OpenAI launched saveable, user-timed resets and granted one to eligible paid users.

    Eligible paid plansDirect source
    Primary source
  12. 12
    Jun 0317:25 PT
    Marketing eventImmediate

    Reliability-incident compensation

    Three reliability incidents prompted an immediate reset for all paid plans.

    All paid plansDirect source
    Primary source
  13. 13
    May 31
    Marketing eventImmediate

    5M milestone reset

    The 5M milestone delivered an immediate reset across all paid subscriptions.

    All paid plansDirect source
    Primary source
  14. 14
    May 16
    Marketing eventImmediate

    Capability-degradation compensation

    Paid users received an immediate reset after a roughly 48-hour GPT‑5.5 capability degradation was fixed.

    All paid plansDirect source
    Primary source
  15. 15
    Apr 2722:28 PT
    Marketing eventImmediate

    Launch-week immediate reset

    A strong product-launch week prompted an immediate reset for all paid plans.

    All paid plans · delivery scope disputedDirect source

    Scope note: A later public issue indicates that some weekly-limit windows did not reset in sync.

    Primary source
  16. 16
    Apr 21
    Marketing eventImmediate

    4M milestone reset

    The million-user pledge produced an immediate reset at 4M active users.

    Codex usersDirect source
    Primary source
  17. 17
    Apr 09
    Marketing eventImmediate

    Extra 3M-related reset

    The timing of the 3M reset and a new Pro tier led to one extra immediate reset.

    Paid usersDirect source
    Primary source
  18. 18
    Apr 07
    Marketing eventImmediate

    3M weekly users and the million-user pledge

    At 3M weekly Codex users, an immediate reset came with a pledge to reset at every additional 1M until 10M.

    Codex usersDirect source
    Primary source
  19. 19
    Apr 01
    Marketing eventImmediate

    Unexpected traffic-spike reset

    An unexplained dashboard spike and abuse-account cleanup were followed by an immediate reset.

    All paid plansDirect source
    Primary source
  20. 20
    Mar 27
    Marketing eventImmediate

    Plugin-launch immediate reset

    During the plugin launch, limits were reset across plans because it had been a while.

    All plansDirect source
    Primary source
  21. 21
    Mar 04
    Marketing eventImmediate

    Promotion-delivery compensation

    About 9% of users missed a 2× usage promotion, prompting an immediate Plus and Pro reset.

    Plus and ProDirect source
    Primary source