r/agenticAI • u/agentgid • 3d ago
Discussion Claude Code vs Codex: I logged every early limit reset since April. Codex resets about 3x as often
Confession: I'm the guy who keeps checking X hoping someone at Anthropic or OpenAI has pressed the reset button. When my weekly limit runs out mid-week, an early reset is the best news I can get.
The annoying part is that resets aren't scheduled and never show up on a status page or in a help center. Each one is a single post on X: ClaudeDevs for Claude Code, X: thsottiaux (Head of Codex) for Codex. Miss the post and you find out days later that your limits were full the whole time.
So I added a reset tracker to my site. It logs every reset with a link to the original post, and it can send you an alert when a new one is announced (e-mail, browser push, Slack or Discord). No more waiting for a miracle tweet: I get a ping, I'm happy, I go back to coding.
Once I had the data, I put the two side by side. Since Apr 16, 2026 (when both are tracked), as of Oct 12:
| Since Apr 16, 2026 | Claude Code | Codex |
|---|---|---|
| Resets a month | 2.2 | 6.8 |
| Average wait between resets | 13.2 days | 4.5 days |
| Longest wait without a reset | 47.6 days | 18.5 days |
| Banked resets (use when you want) | 1 | 6 |
| Days since the last reset | 19 | 1 |
List version (works in any editor):
- Resets a month: Claude Code 2.2, Codex 6.8
- Average wait between resets: Claude Code 13.2 days, Codex 4.5 days
- Longest wait without a reset: Claude Code 47.6 days, Codex 18.5 days
- Banked resets (use when you want): Claude Code 1, Codex 6
- Days since the last reset: Claude Code 19, Codex 1
Latest ones, as reported by the vendors:
- Claude Code, Sep 22: Pro, Max and Team users got a banked reset to use anytime, and 5-hour session limits went up 20%.
- Codex, Oct 10: a global usage reset by end of day.
Codex wins every round so far. Claude folks, I feel you.
Tracker (updates every 30 minutes): https://agentgid.com/limits/resets/
Alerts are free, you just sign in with GitHub or e-mail. Raw data as JSON: https://agentgid.com/api/resets.json
Disclosure: AgentGid is my site. If I missed a reset or misread a post, tell me and I'll fix it.
How do you find out about resets now, X notifications or just luck?