OpenAI and Anthropic have announced temporary boosts to usage limits for their AI coding tools, giving developers additional capacity during the holiday season. As part of a year-end initiative, both companies are granting select users access to higher usage caps, targeting developers and professionals who frequently hit existing limits during periods of intensive work. OpenAI has reset and doubled the standard rate limits for Codex, its AI-driven coding agent, with the enhanced limits available until 1 January 2026.
The update was shared on X by Thibault Sottiaux, a Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI, who framed the move as a holiday gesture of appreciation following months of active user engagement and feedback.
Codex is built to support end-to-end software development, enabling users to generate and edit code from text prompts or images. It is accessible via multiple platforms, including the command line, ChatGPT, and development environments such as Visual Studio Code and Cursor.
Anthropic has rolled out a similar offer for its Claude AI platform. From 25 December to 31 December, Pro and Max subscribers will receive double their usual usage limits across mobile, desktop, and web versions of the service.
The company confirmed that the offer applies to individual subscribers only. Team and Enterprise plans are excluded. Both existing users and new subscribers who join during the promotional window are eligible for the increased limits.
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