Free Plan quota stayed near 95% for my entire 16-day usage history despite daily heavy Codex usage

What issue are you seeing?

Hello,

Please understand that I am a Korean user and not fluent in English. This report was translated with the help of ChatGPT.

I am new to AI agents and Codex. I was using the Free Plan because I wanted to build a small game.

When I first started using Codex, the usage indicator in the lower-left corner showed approximately 97% remaining and indicated that it would reset in one week. I assumed I would quickly run out of usage.

I continued developing my project every day. At some point, I noticed that the message had changed to approximately 95% remaining with a reset in one month. I assumed that the policy had changed from a weekly limit to a monthly limit, so I continued using Codex.

However, even though I checked the usage meter every day, it remained around 95% and did not appear to decrease. I searched several Korean communities but could not find anyone reporting a similar experience.

I also checked whether I had somehow been switched to a paid plan, but my account still showed that I was on the Free Plan.

Based on my recollection, the sudden quota exhaustion occurred around June 12, 2026, at approximately 5:00 AM KST.

At that time, I noticed many community posts from users saying that Codex had stopped working or was unavailable. Sometime after that, when I checked again, my remaining quota had dropped to 0%.

Because this seemed unusual, I asked ChatGPT about it and learned about outage monitoring websites. I found reports showing a significant increase in Codex outage reports around the same time.

I do not know whether this is related, but it made me wonder if there was a delayed quota accounting, usage reconciliation, or usage meter synchronization issue.

I am posting this report because there may be other users who experienced the same issue and may not realize what happened.

I also attached a screenshot from the Codex desktop application. I only learned today that the desktop app provides detailed usage statistics.

The screenshot shows approximately 3.06 billion cumulative tokens and a 16-day usage streak. I understand that this number may not represent actual billable usage, but I am including it because it may help with investigation.

My Codex Desktop version is:

26.602.4764.0

I attempted to update the application at one point but cancelled the update before it completed.

If any additional logs, screenshots, or information would be useful, I would be happy to provide them.

Thank you for your time.

Unfortunately, I do not have a screenshot of the usage meter while it was stuck at approximately 95%, because at the time I assumed it was normal behavior.

For additional context, I began using Codex for the first time around May 27, 2026. The period during which the usage meter appeared to remain near 95% roughly overlaps with my entire usage history.

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What steps can reproduce the bug?

I cannot provide a reliable reproduction case because the issue appears to have developed over time.

Observed sequence:

1. Started using Codex Free Plan around May 27, 2026.
2. Used Codex daily while developing a small game project.
3. The usage meter initially showed approximately 97% remaining with a weekly reset.
4. At some point, the reset period changed to one month and the meter showed approximately 95% remaining.
5. The usage meter appeared to remain near 95% for approximately 15–16 days despite continued usage.
6. Around June 12, 2026 (approximately 5:00 AM KST), many users reported Codex availability issues.
7. After that period, my remaining quota appeared to drop to 0% suddenly.

Because this issue may involve quota accounting or usage tracking, I do not know a reliable way to reproduce it.

What is the expected behavior?

I expected the usage meter to decrease gradually as I continued using Codex.

If quota accounting was delayed, I expected the usage display to indicate that clearly rather than remaining near 95% for approximately 15–16 days.

I also expected any quota exhaustion to occur progressively, rather than appearing to happen all at once after a period in which the usage meter appeared unchanged.

In short, I expected the displayed quota to accurately reflect my actual usage over time.

Additional information

Additional context:

• Free Plan user.
• First started using Codex around May 27, 2026.
• The usage meter appeared to remain near 95% for approximately 15–16 days.
• The quota appeared to become exhausted around June 12, 2026, near the same period when many users reported Codex availability issues.
• I do not have a screenshot of the usage meter while it was near 95%, because I believed it was normal behavior at the time.
• Attached screenshots show the exhausted quota state and Codex Desktop statistics.
• Codex Desktop version: 26.602.4764.0