Every change to AI usage limits.
Claude, ChatGPT, Codex and Gemini. Dated, with sources.
last change: Google 2026-10-16 · OpenAI 2026-10-15 · Anthropic 2026-09-22
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Google+resetGoogle resets Gemini and Argon quotas
Days after Gemini 4 Argon reached Antigravity with a weekly-only quota, Google reset Gemini and Argon quotas for everyone. A Google developer relations engineer posted it; we have not found an official Google post.
OpenAI+resetCodex usage reset completed
OpenAI's Codex lead posted that another usage reset was done.
OpenAI+resetCodex resets usage
OpenAI's Codex lead posted that another usage reset was done.
OpenAI+resetCodex resets usage
OpenAI's Codex lead posted that another usage reset had reached all accounts.
Google−Free Gemini users limited to Flash-Lite
Google removed Flash and Pro models from the free Gemini app tier from October 9, 2026, leaving Flash-Lite. AI Plus keeps Flash but not Pro; AI Pro is the cheapest plan with all three models.
OpenAI+resetCodex resets usage after a community vote
After users voted on whether a week of launches earned a reset, OpenAI reset Codex usage. It was confirmed across all accounts the next day.
OpenAI+resetCodex resets usage
OpenAI's Codex lead posted that another usage reset had reached all accounts.
OpenAI±New Pro 500 tier; Pro 200 allowances changed
OpenAI added a $500/month Pro plan with the highest included usage of the Pro plans and brought back Pro 200 at an unchanged price with changed included allowances.
OpenAI+resetCodex resets usage before the weekend
OpenAI's Codex lead posted that resets had reached all accounts going into the weekend.
Anthropic+resetClaude adds a one-time reset with Opus 5.5
With Opus 5.5, Pro, Max and Team users got one banked reset, usable from Settings > Usage until October 22. It is not available in the mobile app or Claude Code.
OpenAI+resetCodex gives a banked reset with GPT-6 Sol and Luna
With the launch of GPT-6 Sol and Luna, OpenAI loaded a banked reset into Plus, Pro and Business accounts, applied from the usage summary.
Anthropic−Claude Code weekly limits settle 25% above old baseline
The temporary 50% weekly boost ended and was replaced on September 14 by a permanent 25% increase over the original allowance, about 17% less than during the promotion. Anthropic first called it a raise, then posted a clarification acknowledging the 17% reduction.
OpenAI+resetCodex resets usage
OpenAI's Codex lead posted that another usage reset had reached all accounts.
OpenAI+resetCodex resets usage for everyone in Astra's first week
OpenAI reset usage limits for all paid subscriptions so people could keep using Astra.
OpenAI+resetCodex gives a full banked reset as Astra rolls out
With Astra rolled out ahead of schedule, OpenAI gave Plus, Pro and Business users a full banked reset.
Anthropic+resetAnthropic resets weekly limits for Max users
After the Fable 5.1 launch, Anthropic reset weekly limits for Max users ahead of the long weekend.
OpenAI+resetCodex gives a banked reset for each day without Astra
Starting September 3, paid ChatGPT users got one banked reset for every day they did not yet have access to Astra.
Google±Gemini Notebook switches to compute-based limits
Daily feature-generation counts are replaced by compute-based limits that refresh every five hours, rolling out from September 2. A status line now warns when you are near the limit and shows when it resets, and Studio outputs show an expected-cost indicator.
Anthropic+resetAnthropic resets limits for everyone with Fable 5.1
With the release of Fable 5.1, Anthropic reset everyone's 5-hour and weekly limits.
OpenAI+resetCodex resets usage after passing 25M users
To mark 25 million active users, OpenAI reset usage for all paid ChatGPT Work and Codex subscriptions.
OpenAI+resetCodex resets usage after fixing usage drain bugs
After reports that usage was draining too fast, OpenAI reset usage for all paid Codex and ChatGPT Work users and shipped fixes it said make usage go 10% to 50% further.
OpenAI+resetCodex resets usage for all users
OpenAI reset usage limits for all ChatGPT Work and Codex users.
OpenAI−5-hour Codex limit returns for ChatGPT Plus
OpenAI brought back the rolling 5-hour limit for Plus users of Codex and ChatGPT Work, in full effect August 25, and reset weekly limits that day. The 5-hour limit stays off for both Pro tiers for the coming months.
OpenAI+resetCodex resets usage and ships usage fixes
OpenAI reset Codex usage limits and landed fixes for usage problems users had reported the day before.
OpenAI+resetEvery Codex user gets a banked reset at 20M users
To mark 20 million active users, OpenAI credited a banked reset to every Codex and ChatGPT Work user, to use when they choose.
OpenAI+resetCodex resets usage after passing 15M users
To mark crossing 15 million users, OpenAI reset Codex usage limits.
OpenAI+resetCodex usage reset completed
OpenAI's Codex lead posted that another usage reset was done.
OpenAI+resetCodex resets usage alongside GPT-5.6 Sol
OpenAI reset usage limits for paid ChatGPT Work and Codex users as GPT-5.6 Sol rolled out more widely.
OpenAI+resetCodex resets usage ahead of the weekend
OpenAI reset usage limits for Codex and ChatGPT Work going into the weekend, after a week of efficiency fixes.
OpenAI+resetCodex resets usage for the second day in a row
OpenAI reset usage limits for all Codex and ChatGPT Work users, one day after the previous reset, and posted an update on GPT-5.6 Sol limits.
OpenAI+resetCodex resets usage for paid users
OpenAI reset usage limits for all paid Codex and ChatGPT Work users.
OpenAI+resetCodex resets usage after an overnight outage
After a near-global outage overnight, OpenAI reset usage limits for all Codex and ChatGPT Work users.
OpenAI+resetCodex resets usage again after passing 10M users
To mark 10 million users, OpenAI reset usage limits for paid Codex and ChatGPT Work users.
OpenAI+resetCodex resets usage for all paid users
OpenAI's Codex lead reset usage limits for all paid Codex and ChatGPT Work users.
OpenAI+OpenAI temporarily drops the 5-hour Codex limit
After demand for GPT-5.6 Sol surged, OpenAI's Codex lead said the 5-hour usage limit was temporarily removed for Plus, Business and Pro plans and usage was reset for everyone. Weekly limits still applied.
OpenAI+Codex adds banked rate-limit resets
Eligible Plus and Pro users can bank rate-limit resets, with one free reset at launch, and banked resets last 30 days. Usage-limit errors now also show when the limit resets, where available.
Anthropic·/usage stops showing percent of limit used
A user reported that in Claude Code v2.1.160 the /usage command no longer showed a progress bar or percentage of the session and weekly limits, only cost and category breakdowns. The report was closed as a duplicate.
Google+Google eases new Gemini limits after complaints
Google capped how much quota a single Gemini 3.1 Pro prompt can use, stopped charging failed requests, and made Flash-Lite prompts free. It said the gemini.google.com/usage page only gives a high-level overview and promised more detailed breakdowns.
Anthropic·/usage adds breakdown of what drives limit use
Claude Code v2.1.149 added a per-category breakdown to /usage showing what is driving limits usage: skills, subagents, plugins and per-MCP-server cost. The date is the npm release date of that version.
Google±Gemini app moves to compute-based 5-hour/weekly limits
Google replaced daily prompt limits with a 'compute-used' model that refreshes every five hours until a weekly limit is reached. The two AI Ultra tiers get 5x and 20x the AI Pro limit, and users can check usage at gemini.google.com/usage.
Anthropic+Temporary 50% boost to Claude Code weekly limits
Anthropic raised Claude Code weekly limits by 50% starting May 13, 2026 for Pro, Max, Team and seat-based Enterprise users. Five-hour limits and other Claude products were unchanged; the promotion was later extended several times.
Anthropic+Claude Code 5-hour limits doubled, peak cut removed
Anthropic doubled Claude Code's five-hour rate limits for Pro, Max, Team and seat-based Enterprise plans, effective the same day. It also removed the peak-hours limit reduction for Claude Code on Pro and Max.
OpenAI±New $100 Pro tier with 5x Plus Codex usage
OpenAI added a $100/month Pro plan with 5x the Codex usage of Plus (up to 10x through May 31), while the $200 Pro plan offers 20x. Plus usage was rebalanced to spread sessions across the week rather than allow long single-day sessions.
Anthropic−Claude 5-hour session limits drain faster at peak hours
An Anthropic engineer said on X that the 5-hour session limit runs down faster on weekdays 5am-11am PT, while weekly limits stay the same. He said about 7% of users would hit session limits they would not have hit before.
Google−Gemini CLI free tier limited to Flash models
The Gemini CLI team announced on March 18 that from March 25, Gemini Pro models are only available with a paid subscription and free users are limited to Flash. Traffic is also prioritized by license type, so some users may hit capacity limits at busy times.
Anthropic−Anthropic adds weekly limits on top of 5-hour limits
Announced July 28, 2025: two weekly limits, one overall and one for Opus 4, were added on top of the 5-hour limits starting August 28. Anthropic estimated Pro gets about 40-80 hours of Sonnet 4 a week in Claude Code and said fewer than 5% of subscribers would be affected.
OpenAI+GPT-5 Thinking cap for Plus raised to 3,000 a week
Sam Altman said the GPT-5 Thinking limit for ChatGPT Plus users went from 200 messages per week at launch to 3,000 per week, and that rate limits may change depending on usage.
Anthropic−Claude Code limits tightened without notice
From Monday July 14, heavy Claude Code users, many on the $200 Max plan, hit stricter usage limits that Anthropic had not announced. Users saw only a 'Claude usage limit reached' message with a reset time, and Anthropic gave no details.