Do Codex banked resets expire?
by vortwangUpdated
Yes. The Codex pricing page states banked rate-limit resets 'are usable for 30 days after they're granted' (that sentence sits in the June 2026 referral-promotion terms), and the help center says expiration can 'vary by offer, plan, workspace, and region', so check the date shown in your account: 'Once an unused reset expires, it cannot be restored or reissued.' Banked resets are not cash, API credits or transferable balances, and Tibo Sottiaux noted some users had stacked up to three.
What the official docs say
Banked rate-limit resets are usable for 30 days after they're granted.
Quoted from Codex docs: Pricing (learn.chatgpt.com) Eligibility, affected usage limits, delivery timing, and expiration vary by offer, plan, workspace, and region.
Quoted from OpenAI Help Center: How banked Codex resets work Check the expiration shown in your account or offer. Once an unused reset expires, it cannot be restored or reissued.
Quoted from OpenAI Help Center: How banked Codex resets work Banked resets are not cash, API credits, or transferable credit balances.
Quoted from OpenAI Help Center: How banked Codex resets work The reset is consumed only when it successfully refreshes at least one eligible usage window.
Quoted from OpenAI Help Center: How banked Codex resets work some users had stacked up to three banked resets already
Quoted from Tibo Sottiaux on X, 2026-06-28 (users had stacked up to three banked resets) Type /usage to open the usage menu. Choose whether to show token activity or redeem an available earned reset.
Quoted from Codex CLI docs: Developer commands (/usage)
How it is counted
The only published number is 30 days. The pricing page says 'Banked rate-limit resets are usable for 30 days after they're granted.' That line is part of the June 11–24, 2026 referral-promotion terms, so it describes those grants rather than every offer.
The help center makes the general rule per offer: 'Eligibility, affected usage limits, delivery timing, and expiration vary by offer, plan, workspace, and region.' It tells you to 'Check the expiration shown in your account or offer', and is blunt about what happens afterwards: 'Once an unused reset expires, it cannot be restored or reissued.'
Banked resets are promotional, not money: 'Banked resets are not cash, API credits, or transferable credit balances.' You can hold more than one; on 2026-06-28 Tibo Sottiaux wrote that 'some users had stacked up to three banked resets already'. A reset is only consumed when it actually refreshes a window, so an unused one survives a global reset.
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| How long is a banked reset usable? | 30 days after it is granted (referral-promotion terms, June 2026) | [1] |
| Same for every offer? | No. Expiration varies by offer, plan, workspace and region; check the date shown in your account | [2] |
| What if it expires unused? | It cannot be restored or reissued | [2] |
| Can I hold more than one? | Yes. Users had stacked up to three by 2026-06-28 | [3] |
| Is it money or credit? | No. Not cash, API credits or a transferable balance | [2] |
| Does a global reset use it up? | No. It is consumed only when it refreshes at least one eligible window | [2] |
FAQ
Where do I see when my banked reset expires?
The help center says to 'Check the expiration shown in your account or offer.' In the ChatGPT desktop app and on web it is under Settings → Usage next to the reset; in the CLI, /usage opens the menu that lets you redeem an available reset.
When a banked reset expires, is it applied automatically or just lost?
Lost. OpenAI does not say a reset applies itself at expiry; the help center says only 'Once an unused reset expires, it cannot be restored or reissued.' A V2EX user reported on 2026-07-12 (third-party observation) that a reset reached its deadline and simply expired without refreshing anything. If you want it used, redeem it yourself before the date shown.
Will OpenAI replace a reset I let expire?
No. The help center says 'Once an unused reset expires, it cannot be restored or reissued.' Support does not offer replacement resets, credits or refunds because an unused banked reset expired.
Can I keep more than one, and does a new reset extend the old one?
You can hold several: Tibo Sottiaux wrote on 2026-06-28 that 'some users had stacked up to three banked resets already'. Whether a new grant refreshes an older card's expiry is not published; the help center says expiration is per offer and tells you to 'Check the expiration shown in your account or offer', so read each reset's own date.
Does a global reset, or my subscription lapsing, take away my saved reset?
A global reset does not: 'The reset is consumed only when it successfully refreshes at least one eligible usage window', so with nothing to reset it stays available while its expiry keeps running. What happens to a saved reset if your paid plan lapses is not published; the help center says eligibility 'may vary based on plan' and that banked resets are promotional benefits, and nothing more.
Sources
- Codex docs: Pricing (learn.chatgpt.com)verified 2026-09-17
- OpenAI Help Center: How banked Codex resets workverified 2026-09-17
- Tibo Sottiaux on X, 2026-06-28 (users had stacked up to three banked resets)verified 2026-09-17
- Codex CLI docs: Developer commands (/usage)verified 2026-09-17
- V2EX thread 1226695 (2026-07-12, user report, third-party): a Codex banked reset simply expired at its deadline instead of applying itselfverified 2026-09-18
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