Where is the Codex usage dashboard?

For ChatGPT plans, the Codex usage dashboard is chatgpt.com/codex/settings/usage: it shows the Codex limits OpenAI applies to your plan. The separate platform.openai.com/usage dashboard reports metered API usage and spend, which only matters if you run Codex with an API key. Inside an active Codex CLI session, /status shows the same provider-reported limits.

What is the best Codex usage dashboard for the weekly usage cap?

Use Codex CLI /status for a free snapshot. Use SessionWatcher when you want the current weekly usage cap, plan-dependent weekly or monthly secondary cap, reset timing, cost estimates, and warnings visible in the Mac menu bar or Windows taskbar while you work.

Does the OpenAI dashboard warn before Codex lockout?

No. Both OpenAI usage pages are places you go and look; neither warns you as you approach a limit. For warnings, run Codex /status regularly or use an always-on monitor such as SessionWatcher.

Codex Usage Dashboard: Best Ways to Check Tokens, Limits & Cost

Codex Usage Dashboard: Best Ways to Check Tokens, Limits, and Cost

Searching for a Codex usage dashboard usually means one of three jobs: checking historical OpenAI spend, seeing your current Codex weekly usage cap, or getting warned before a lockout. Those are different dashboards.

Last updated September 2026 · Based on current Codex token-window behavior and SessionWatcher 7.5.3 · By Soren Starck

You want	Where it lives
Your Codex plan limits	chatgpt.com/codex/settings/usage
The same limits, mid-session	`/status` inside Codex CLI
API key usage and spend	platform.openai.com/usage (API billing only)
Limits always visible, with warnings	SessionWatcher in the Mac menu bar or Windows taskbar

You want

Where it lives

Your Codex plan limits

chatgpt.com/codex/settings/usage

The same limits, mid-session

/status inside Codex CLI

API key usage and spend

platform.openai.com/usage (API billing only)

Limits always visible, with warnings

SessionWatcher in the Mac menu bar or Windows taskbar

Codex dashboard options compared

Option	Best for	Main gap
Codex usage page (chatgpt.com)	Your ChatGPT-plan Codex limits	A browser tab you have to open, no warnings
API usage dashboard (platform.openai.com)	Metered API usage and spend	Does not show ChatGPT-plan Codex limits
Codex CLI /status	Free snapshot of current limits	Manual command, easy to forget
SessionWatcher	Live menu-bar or taskbar monitoring and warnings	macOS 14+ or Windows 10 (2004+)/11 only

1. The Codex usage page (ChatGPT plans)

If you use Codex through a ChatGPT plan, chatgpt.com/codex/settings/usage is the dashboard that matters: it shows the Codex limits OpenAI applies to your plan. For the same provider-reported percentages and reset times without leaving the terminal, use /status.

The limitation is that it is a page you have to remember to open. It will not sit in your menu bar, and it will not warn you when a reasoning-heavy session is about to use up the rest of your weekly cap.

2. The API usage dashboard (API keys only)

platform.openai.com/usage reports metered API usage and spend: daily token totals and model-level cost. That is the right page if you run Codex with an API key and pay per token. It does not show the limits on a ChatGPT plan, so it cannot tell a Plus or Pro user how close they are to their weekly cap.

3. Codex CLI `/status`

Inside Codex CLI, type /status to check your current rate-limit state. It is free and directly connected to your active Codex session.

This is the best zero-cost answer if you only need an occasional snapshot. It is not ideal if you are deep in agentic work and want a visible warning before the weekly usage cap or your plan-dependent weekly/monthly cap becomes a hard stop.

SessionWatcher

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4. SessionWatcher for Codex

SessionWatcher for Codex turns Codex usage into an always-on signal in the Mac menu bar or the Windows taskbar. It tracks the current weekly usage cap, plan-dependent weekly/monthly cap, reset time, token consumption, and estimated cost without making you run a command or open a browser dashboard.

Live percentage used in the Mac menu bar or Windows taskbar.
Weekly reset countdown and plan-dependent monthly cap visibility, so you see when Codex resets without opening a dashboard.
Threshold notifications before you hit a lockout.
Plan-aware tracking for Plus, Pro 5x, and Pro 20x Codex limits.
Local-first monitoring that does not read your conversations or code.

It is the right fit when Codex interruptions cost more than the time it takes to glance at a menu-bar number. If you only check Codex once a week, the Codex usage page and /status may be enough.

The same popover holds a Codex token and cost table with your heaviest sessions (on a Mac), daily Codex usage history and a live rate chart, and, with Pro, several Codex accounts side by side.

Which one should you use?

Use the Codex usage page for your ChatGPT-plan limits.
Use the API usage dashboard only for API key spend.
Use Codex /status for a free current snapshot.
Use SessionWatcher if you want proactive, always-visible Codex limit monitoring on Mac or Windows.

Still choosing between tools? See the Codex tracker comparison for a buyer-focused breakdown of menu-bar apps, open-source options, and official dashboards.