OpenAI Resets Codex Usage Limits And Improves GPT-5.6 Efficiency, Extending Token Usage By 18 Percent
OpenAI has reset usage limits for all ChatGPT Work and Codex users following efficiency improvements to its GPT-5.6 Sol model. Updated handling for code mode, tool calls, and web searches will make typical token consumption last approximately 18% longer during normal usage.
The adjustments address reports that power users running complex, subagent-heavy workflows were draining token limits faster than intended. While median users found the model efficient, the update notes that broader tool coordination increased output volume per task. The previously paused five-hour rate limit, temporarily suspended during the investigation, will be restored tomorrow.
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@thsottiauxHello people of Sol! I've reset usage limits for all ChatGPT Work and Codex users. Together with that, a quick update on GPT-5.6 Sol usage limits. Over the past few weeks, many of you have told us that Sol was using your Codex limits faste
@maxforaiCodex又重置了.... 原因是在过去几周里，许多人发现 Sol 消耗 的速度比预期快得多。 但Codex并没有减少任何订阅计划的使用量。 @thsottiaux 他们一直在深入调查发生了什么，并已经推出了多项改进。 现在在Sol的模型下，你限额将更耐用18%。 以下是发现一些细节： - GPT-5.6 Sol 更愿意长时间工作，进行额外的工具调用，并在工具和子代理之间协调复杂的流程。这让它更擅长解决难题，但有些任务消耗的资源远超预期。 - Sol 在相同的推
@matthewbermanYessss so grateful I don’t have to wait for the actual reset
@johncooganRT @thsottiaux: Hello people of Sol! I've reset usage limits for all ChatGPT Work and Codex users. Together with that, a quick update on GP…
@reach_vbHola! quick usage update on usage patterns for Sol: We’ve shipped several improvements that should make typical Sol usage last ~18% longer, with significantly larger gains for some power users. The five-hour limit will also return tomorrow
@kimmonismusAnother reset and a fix that should make GPT-5.6 18% more token efficient. Both are very welcome. The effort OpenAI is currently putting into Codex and its model is impressive. (I’d like to know how much money the repeated resets cost Op
@kimmonismusOh, and 5-limit rates are back. It's a double-edged sword. On the one hand, I absolutely loved being able to work without limits. But on the other hand, I've never used up so many tokens in such a short time. TL;DR: I wish the 5-hour rates
@rohanpaul_aiSo now GPT-5.6 Sol usage should last 18% longer in Codex. Till now Sol was working longer, calling more tools, and coordinating subagents, so difficult tasks consumed more than OpenAI intended. Power users running difficult workflows occu