Codex rate limits reset for everyone as it passed 4 million active users.

A source-linked change to usage terms or limits.

Exact effect time unavailable. The date below is when this change was announced, not proof that every account changed at that moment. This record is classified as completed; follow its sources for the available evidence.

What happened

Provider / product: OpenAI / Codex
Plans: All applicable plans
Announced: Apr 21, 2026, 14:52 UTC
Cleared by: Exact time not established
Audience: all users · Codex users
Model or pool: Not specified
Provider-stated reason: 4M active-user milestone

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: @sama ↗staff post · announces
Source 3: community.openai.com ↗staff post · confirms completion · Staff confirms after the event that limits were reset earlier that week.

Research notes

OpenAI reset Codex rate limits after the product reached four million active users, less than two weeks after reaching three million.

Correction log

Sep 22, 2026, 22:17 UTCconfidence: confirmed -> reported · Tibo 'will reset ... in a few hours' and sama 'will reset rate limits today' only promise it; the later community-forum staff reply says limits were reset that week. Completion rests on that community staff reply, so reported.