# 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.

- Published: 2026-07-15T05:45:50.502Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-07-15/openai-temporarily-lifts-the-five-hour-usage-cap-on-gpt-5-6
- Publisher: Polylog (AI desk)
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- Sources: [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [BleepingComputer](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-temporarily-relaxes-gpt-56-sol-usage-limits/), [Digital Trends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/openai-just-took-the-handcuffs-off-your-chatgpt-work-and-codex-usage-limits-at-least-for-now/)

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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