# OpenAI begins 28-day Codex improvement pledge with model speedups

DevFeed: [OpenAI begins 28-day Codex improvement pledge with model speedups](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/developers-are-secretly-hoping-openai-fails-to-ship-this-month-65191.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://thenewstack.io/openai-codex-shipping-sprint/>)

Author: Amanda Caswell

Published: 2026-10-05T21:49:57Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [The New Stack](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/the-new-stack.md>)

Topics: [codex](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/codex.md>), [OpenAI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openai.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [developer-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-tools.md>)

## AI overview

OpenAI's Codex engineering lead pledged daily improvements for 28 days, offering usage resets if the team misses a day. The first announcement reports faster GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol generation, though the figures are estimates rather than benchmarks. The article examines developer frustrations with usage limits, upcoming subscription allowance changes, and unresolved questions about which quotas a promised reset would restore.

## Source excerpt

OpenAI's 28-day Codex shipping sprint has its first result, which means subscribers hoping for a free usage reset will have The post Developers are secretly hoping OpenAI fails to ship this month appeared first on The New Stack.