OpenAI Resets Usage Limits for ChatGPT Work and Codex Users
An update has reset the usage limits for all ChatGPT Work and Codex users. This adjustment addresses feedback that the GPT-5.6 Sol model was consuming Codex limits faster than expected. This reset ensures that developers and enterprise teams using Codex and ChatGPT Work can continue their development workflows without premature interruptions. It also highlights OpenAI's ongoing resource management adjustments for its frontier models. The limit reset specifically targets issues where the GPT-5.6 Sol variant was depleting users' allocated Codex limits at an unexpectedly rapid rate. The announcement was shared directly with users of the Sol model platform.
## BACKGROUND
OpenAI Codex is an AI system designed to translate natural language into code, powering various coding assistants and development workflows. GPT-5.6 is a frontier large language model family developed by OpenAI, with 'Sol' being its most capable variant optimized for advanced tasks like coding, science, and cybersecurity.