Codex Resets

OpenAI’s Codex reset tracker has turned into a full-blown spectator sport. The page logs 34 total resets, with the latest one happening yesterday, and the announcements keep dropping on X like surprise party invites nobody asked for but everybody notices. Some resets are for everyone, some are "banked" for later, and the tone of the posts swings from cheerful “Rejoice” energy to “we’re trying to keep the system alive” panic. Naturally, the comments have become the real main event.

The biggest reaction is a mix of awe, suspicion, and envy. One camp is staring at the numbers in disbelief: 7 million users, then 8 million, then 9 million in just a few days? That sparked real “what on earth is happening over there” energy. Another camp is much more cynical, saying this feels like OpenAI is throwing freebies around to win over developers before bigger business moves later. In plain English: people love the extra usage, but they’re also asking, how long can this money-burning party last?

Then there’s the comedy layer. One commenter basically looked over the fence and asked if rival Claude was also secretly doing mystery resets. Another wanted the most basic but funniest clarification imaginable: do limits really reset for everyone on Earth at the exact same instant? And, in a very petty but relatable subplot, one user dragged Anthropic’s usual Thursday-Friday timing as weirdly annoying. So yes, the product got reset — but the comments? Fully activated.