Morning Edition · Wednesday, July 15, 2026Published at 1:45 AM EDT · New York
OpenAI Temporarily Lifts the Five-Hour Usage Cap on GPT-5.6 Sol and Codex After a Demand Surge
The change follows the model's July 9 launch, keeps weekly caps intact, and comes with inference optimizations the company says free roughly 10 percent more usage from the same allowance.
OpenAI has temporarily removed the five-hour usage window on GPT-5.6 Sol and Codex for Plus, Pro and Business subscribers, and reset current usage counters. Per BleepingComputer, product lead Tibo Sottiaux announced the change on July 12 af…
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