The small print
OpenAI Will Make ChatGPT and Codex Share One Allowance in December. Users Are Filing Their Objections on Codex's Bug Tracker
OpenAI's help center says that starting in December, Plus, Pro and Business usage "will be shared across ChatGPT and Codex", measured in tokens, as Work's agent features move into the main ChatGPT app. OpenAI says it expects most users won't hit resets more often than now. Subscribers disagree in public: a GitHub issue asking to keep the two allowances separate has drawn 17 comments, and a thread on OpenAI's own community forum asks the same. Feature request: a refund for the feature.
Key facts
- OpenAI: "How much of your allowance you use will depend on the model you choose and the task you ask it to do." Instant chat will not draw from the allowance.
- OpenAI says combined remaining usage and reset times will show in Settings → Usage; at the limit, users can wait, upgrade or buy credits.
- Issue #58530 on the openai/codex repository, opened 31 October, asks to "preserve separate usage allowances"; several commenters say they will reconsider their subscription.
- The help page drew more than 200 points and 160 comments on Hacker News on 31 October.
Sources
- Original reportOpenAI Help Center help.openai.com
- Also reported byGitHub: openai/codex issue #58530 github.com
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