OpenAI Sets Shared ChatGPT and Codex Usage Allowance for December

OpenAI has announced a shared usage allowance policy covering both ChatGPT and Codex for the month of December, pooling consumption limits across its two flagship products. This change affects developers and teams using Codex for code generation who also rely on ChatGPT, as usage in either product will draw from the same quota. For engineering teams with heavy Codex usage in CI/CD pipelines or automated coding workflows, this pooling could create unexpected bottlenecks if ChatGPT usage is also high within the same account. Developers should audit their current usage patterns across both products before December to avoid hitting shared limits during active development cycles. The policy reflects OpenAI's continued effort to manage compute demand as it scales its product suite.