OpenAI brings back 5-hour Codex and Work limits for ChatGPT Plus
OpenAI restores 5-hour Codex and Work limits for ChatGPT Plus users
OpenAI is reinstating a five-hour usage limit on Codex and ChatGPT Work for Plus subscribers starting August 25, after a temporary period with only a weekly cap. Engineering lead Thibault Sottiaux explained that the move helps smooth compute load and prevents casual users from exhausting their weekly allowance. Pro ($100/$200) plans remain unaffected, while Enterprise and Edu accounts keep their credit-based system.
This is necessary as (a) the 5h limit allows us to smoothen the load on our compute, allowing to keep the plan generous in terms of weekly usage and (b) users on the Plus plan are relatively casual and new users, but then also just accidentally eat through their whole weeks usage and then are confused, making it not a great experience.
- phyzome
"During this period, the company also reset users’ weekly usage early on several occasions to celebrate milestones"
Such a casino vibe.
- fau
> This is necessary as (a) the 5h limit allows us to smoothen the load on our compute, allowing to keep the plan generous in terms of weekly usage
Seems fair, but then maybe the 5h usage should also drain slower during off-peak hours? Perhaps it already does.
> and (b) users on the Plus plan are relatively casual and new users, but then also just accidentally eat through their whole weeks usage and then are confused, making it not a great experience.
Wouldn't this one be fixed by making the 5h limit a guardrail you can opt out of? If so, then this doesn't work as justification for a mandatory limit.
- LaurensBER
Given that it's not possible to buy the USD 100,- or USD 200,- subscription on a team/corporate plan this effectively introduces the 5h limits again for all corporate users.
At this point the 40 USD/120 USD Cursor Team subscription suddenly becomes a lot more attractive. You'll get more generous limits and a single monthly limit.
- flimflamm
So we must move to 5 hour working days. Thanks OpenAI!
- OsrsNeedsf2P
- LetMeLogin
I really don't mind blowing my weekly usage in one day, but getting my tasks stopped and waiting for 5h cap to finish - is just annoying.
- benmorris
This sucks, but really the value of the $20 plan has been insane. I routinely get weeks of work out of the weekly limit, so yeah I'll just move up plans if needed.
- hemkeshr
Imagine being a student and using codex for some night studies and hit the limit at the wrong time saying let's continue after exams, still we have normal chat available.
Maybe for projects also but we still have no limits in normal chat section but that ain't codex for working on our projects.