ChatGPT and Codex will share one usage allowance on Plus, Pro, and Business plans from December
OpenAI's Help Center says Plus, Pro, and Business subscribers will get a single allowance for ChatGPT and Codex starting in December. Usage will be measured in tokens, and Instant chat will not count against it. OpenAI has not yet published how large the allowance will be on each plan.
Starting in December, ChatGPT and Codex will draw from one usage allowance on the Plus, Pro, and Business plans, according to OpenAI's Help Center. Usage will be counted in tokens, so a more capable model or a heavier task uses up the shared allowance faster. Instant chat is the exception and will not count toward it.
How the shared allowance works
ChatGPT Work is currently a separate part of ChatGPT for longer tasks, and Codex is OpenAI's coding agent, also available in the ChatGPT desktop app. OpenAI says the change comes as the agentic capabilities of Work move into the main ChatGPT experience. A token is the unit of text a model reads and writes, and how much of the allowance a request uses depends on the model chosen and on the task.
OpenAI says it expects most users will not have to wait for a reset more often than they do now. It has not published the size of the shared allowance for each plan, or the exact date in December when the change takes effect.
This suggests that heavy Codex users will notice the change first, because long coding sessions will spend the same tokens as everyday chats.
Combined remaining usage and reset times will appear under Settings → Usage. When the allowance runs out, the options are to wait for the reset, move to a higher plan, or buy credits for eligible features.
Chat and Work become one tab
The allowance change comes with a redesign. According to an email OpenAI sent to subscribers, as reported by TechCrunch, the Chat and Work tabs will be merged, so a conversation can turn into a longer job, such as building a website or a presentation, without switching modes. A small group of users will get the merged version first, for feedback, before a wider rollout. Codex will remain a separate section of the desktop app.
„Instant chat will not draw from your usage.“
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