5 Hour usage limit stuck at 99% for OVER 48 Hours

Open 💬 8 comments Opened Jun 9, 2026 by dmohrman
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor) responded on this thread — see the highlighted reply below.

What version of the Codex App are you using (From “About Codex” dialog)?

Version 26.602.71036 • Released Jun 8, 2026

What subscription do you have?

Plus

What platform is your computer?

Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26200.0 x64

What issue are you seeing?

Stuck at 99% usage for 24+ hours, likely a stuck backend session, request manual reset

Hi,

I’m running into an issue with Codex usage limits that has completely blocked me.

Setup:

Codex Desktop App
Codex VS Code extension

Issue:

I hit the 5-hour usage limit yesterday morning (June 8)
The limit should have reset around early afternoon (~1–2 PM)
However, it stayed stuck at 99% usage and remained locked

What’s happening now:

It has been over 24 hours, and I am still locked out
The usage still shows 99%
I cannot run any prompts at all

What I’ve already tried:

Restarting VS Code and the desktop app
Logging out and back in
Full system restart

Additional context:

I was running fairly heavy queries before hitting the limit
It’s possible a background job/session did not terminate correctly

Request:

Check for any stuck or active backend sessions
Reset or clear my usage quota
Or terminate any lingering jobs tied to my account

Thanks!

What steps can reproduce the bug?

I am not sure as I am totally blocked from doing anything

What is the expected behavior?

My usage should have reset after 5 hours, however, every minute, it ticks forward the 5 hour window a minute further

Additional information

_No response_

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8 Comments

github-actions[bot] contributor · 1 month ago

Potential duplicates detected. Please review them and close your issue if it is a duplicate.

  • #26778
  • #27083
  • #27097
  • #26370
  • #26668

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dmohrman · 1 month ago

Still at 99%.

<img width="273" height="148" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7247785d-0c60-4417-a38e-bc124720519a" />

dmohrman · 1 month ago

<img width="270" height="139" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1d714a98-d546-49eb-bba0-a0975a354142" />

dmohrman · 1 month ago

48 hours and the problem still persists

jaylex32 · 1 month ago

waited for 5 days, and yesterday reset and now again i have 38 % left for the week, this is bad, I'm canceling my accounts,

Unimax · 1 month ago

similar issue. need help.

<img width="1617" height="530" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3f69e2cd-e8aa-4df7-8406-91c6fc72282d" />

avonar · 25 days ago

does anybody find the solution?