Codex usage counters reset to zero for everyone as a rewritten usage-tracking system fixed usage-left bugs.

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

What happened

Provider / product: OpenAI / Codex
Plans: All applicable plans
Announced: Dec 19, 2025, 20:14 UTC
Cleared by: Dec 19, 2025, 20:14 UTC
Audience: all users · All Codex users
Model or pool: Not specified
Provider-stated reason: New usage-counting system to fix inconsistent usage-left bugs

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: @embirico ↗staff post · confirms completion
Source 2: @thsottiaux ↗staff post · confirms completion

Research notes

Usage counters went to zero as OpenAI rolled out a rewritten usage tracking and billing system. Embiricos confirmed at 20:14 UTC and Sottiaux posted at 22:01 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 -> 2025-12-19T20:14:36Z · embirico 'rate limits just got reset' (earliest); Tibo 'we have reset usage limits'.