Codex 28-day run, day 27: OpenAI's Tibo posts "Banked 1/2" as the first of two saved usage resets lands

Background and the problem

The most common Codex complaint is being stuck once the 5-hour window or the weekly allowance runs out. Tibo (@thsottiaux), who works on Codex and ChatGPT at OpenAI, has been running a "ship something every day for 28 days" series since early October, which already brought GPT-6.1 Terra, doubled Pro usage and multi-account switching on mobile. In his day 26 post on Oct 31 he teased "next two days will be resets… banked…", and at 00:43 UTC on Nov 1 he posted "Banked 1/2", the first saved usage reset, on day 27. This is an employee's own post, not an official OpenAI blog announcement.

How it works

Per OpenAI's Help Center, a banked reset is a free one-time reset saved to your account. It does not refresh usage when it arrives; you pick when to use it. That differs from an automatic (global) reset, which applies directly, and from a paid instant reset. When used, each covered allowance below 100% goes back to 100% and its period restarts from that day, replacing the old refresh time.

Benchmarks and numbers

This is a usage promotion, so there are no benchmarks. The checkable numbers: about 6,860 likes, 1,066 replies and 660K views on the post (public X data as of 15:10 SGT), and about 14K likes on the day 26 teaser. Eligible plans, delivery window and expiry for this offer have not been published.

Getting started

Check History under Settings > Usage & billing on desktop for a "Reset received" entry. Save it until you are close to the limit: at least one covered allowance must be below 80% remaining, and in the CLI you run /usage and pick Redeem reset. On desktop, "Allow your assistant to use resets" lets Codex redeem one when your 5-hour or weekly allowance is at 10% or less; turn it off if you want manual control. A global reset does not stack with a banked one to give 200%, a second banked reset may come on day 28, and you should not redeem another just to test the first.