Codex pricing, usage limits and free plan (Oct 2026)

OpenAI · 4 paid plans tracked · from $8/mo · last checked 2026-10-16

Free tierAI codingChecked

Is Codex free?

Free tier
Free $0: GPT-6 Luna at Standard speed in the desktop app, 'subject to rollout'. No image generation on Free.Source: developers.openai.com · checked 2026-10-16

Codex plans, prices and usage limits

Go

$8/mo
Limits GPT-6 Luna at Standard speed in the desktop app (lightweight tasks). Caps not published.Source: developers.openai.com · checked 2026-10-16

Plus

$20/mo
Limits Estimated local messages per 5 hours: GPT-6 Astra 5-45; GPT-6.1 Sol 15-160; GPT-6 Sol 15-150; GPT-6 Luna 350-3,000. Weekly limits may also apply. Shared with ChatGPT Work.Source: developers.openai.com · checked 2026-10-16

Pro ($100/$200/$500)

$100/mo
$100, $200 or $500/mo
Limits 'Pro plans currently have no five-hour limit'; weekly allowances vary by tier (not published). Ultrafast mode on Pro $500 only.Source: developers.openai.com · checked 2026-10-16

API key

API token pricing
Limits Pay per token; no cloud features (GitHub code review, Slack).Source: developers.openai.com · checked 2026-10-16

How Codex's limits reset

PlanPricePeriods the vendor mentions
Free$0Not stated
Go$8/moNot stated
Plus$20/mo5-hourWeekly
Pro ($100/$200/$500)$100/mo5-hourWeekly
API keyAPI token pricingNot stated
  • Plus Weekly limits may also apply.
  • Pro ($100/$200/$500) 'Pro plans currently have no five-hour limit'; weekly allowances vary by tier (not published).

Quoted from the sources above. Allowance periods are the time words each vendor uses in its limits ("weekly", "five-hour", "per month").

Notes

  • Fast mode uses 2.5x included usage; Ultrafast 8x. Image generations use limits ~3-5x faster.
  • Voice in desktop billed at $0.05/min from Codex budget.

Flags & uncertainty

OpenAI calls the per-5-hour numbers 'estimates', not fixed limits.

Codex price and limit history

No price, limit or free-tier change logged for Codex yet. The detector checks its pricing pages daily; get an alert when it moves.

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Codex pricing questions

Is Codex free?

Yes. Free $0: GPT-6 Luna at Standard speed in the desktop app, 'subject to rollout'. No image generation on Free.

How much does Codex cost?

Codex has 4 paid plans: Go $8/mo; Plus $20/mo; Pro ($100/$200/$500) $100/mo; API key API token pricing. Cheapest: $8/mo. Checked 2026-10-16.

What are Codex's usage limits?

Go: GPT-6 Luna at Standard speed in the desktop app (lightweight tasks). Caps not published. Plus: Estimated local messages per 5 hours: GPT-6 Astra 5-45; GPT-6.1 Sol 15-160; GPT-6 Sol 15-150; GPT-6 Luna 350-3,000. Weekly limits may also apply. Shared with ChatGPT Work. Pro ($100/$200/$500): 'Pro plans currently have no five-hour limit'; weekly allowances vary by tier (not published). Ultrafast mode on Pro $500 only. API key: Pay per token; no cloud features (GitHub code review, Slack). OpenAI calls the per-5-hour numbers 'estimates', not fixed limits.

When do Codex usage limits reset?

Plus: Weekly limits may also apply. Pro ($100/$200/$500): 'Pro plans currently have no five-hour limit'; weekly allowances vary by tier (not published).

Has Codex's pricing changed recently?

No change is logged for Codex yet. Prices were last checked 2026-10-16.

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