Best AI usage limit trackers for platform team leads in 2026

Q: Is Codex Forecast free?

It is free, with no account and no paid tier. You can opt in to free emails that are sent when a reset actually happens. It is an independent tracker and is not affiliated with OpenAI. Check its page for current terms.

Compare OpenAI Status, ccusage, IsDown, StatusGator and Codex Forecast for tracking AI usage limits as a platform team lead.

By SupaKeeper · 2026-10-30

SupaKeeper is published by LunarWerx, which makes some of the tools compared here.

Pick by the job the tool does for the team. OpenAI Status reports whether OpenAI systems have known issues. ^[1] ccusage turns files on your own computer into daily, weekly, monthly, and session reports. ^[2] Codex Forecast gives a statistical estimate of when OpenAI will next reset Codex usage limits. ^[3]

Option	What the tool does	Price as stated
OpenAI Status	Reports no known issues and Codex uptime. ^[1] ^[1]	not published
ccusage	Analyzes coding agent token usage and costs from local data. ^[2]	not published
IsDown	Outage data from 6,320+ vendors via API. ^[4]	Starter $27 per month. ^[4]
StatusGator	Monitors the status of 11,270+ services. ^[5]	not published
Claude Code Usage Monitor	Real-time usage monitoring with predictions and warnings. ^[6]	not published
Codex Forecast	Statistical estimate of the next Codex limit reset. ^[3]	Free, no account and no paid tier. ^[3]

What platform team leads need from AI usage limit trackers

A platform team lead answers for the tools the whole team runs. The usual jobs are tracking what AI usage has been spent, spotting a service that is down, and knowing when a shared usage limit comes back.

Those are different questions, and they need different tools. Usage tools read what developers have spent. Status tools report whether a service is having trouble. A reset tracker tries to say when limits refill.

A team that runs several AI tools also has to pass the answers on. Some information should reach a shared status page, and some should feed internal dashboards or alert a group. That changes which option is worth it.

The details each tool reports vary. Some tools read usage data from files on your own machines, and some check the status of public services. Some charge by plan for a team, and some are free. A tool that covers many services may be more than one team needs, and a tool built for one purpose may not cover the others. Check whether a tool reports usage, outages, or reset timing, because none of the three stands in for the others. The sections below say what each source states and nothing more.

OpenAI Status for platform team leads

Its page says it is not aware of any issues affecting its systems. ^[1]

It lists Codex uptime of 99.95% across 4 components. ^[1] Chat Completions shows 100% uptime. ^[1]

The page covers OpenAI's own systems, not your team's usage or a reset date. If you want those, check whether the page gives them.

ccusage for platform team leads

ccusage reads local usage data from coding agent CLIs and lists Codex among its sources, with the command ccusage codex daily. ^[2]

It can hide cost columns and JSON cost fields with --no-cost. ^[2] It tracks and displays cache creation and cache read tokens separately. ^[2]

It reads data on your own computer, so it covers only the machines where that data lives. Check whether its report scope matches what your team needs.

IsDown for platform team leads

IsDown publishes plan prices. The Starter plan for individuals costs $27 per month, or $22 per month when paid annually. ^[4] The Business plan costs $179 per month, or $150 per month when paid annually. ^[4]

Education and non-profit customers receive 30% off. ^[4] Check whether OpenAI and Codex are among the services you need before you rely on it.

StatusGator for platform team leads

StatusGator monitors the status of 11,270+ services such as cloud infrastructure, hosted applications, and SaaS tools. ^[5]

It has 10+ years of history for hundreds of providers for tracking reliability. ^[5] It offers a free trial with no credit card required. ^[5]

Check whether OpenAI and Codex are among the services it covers before you rely on it for your team.

Claude Code Usage Monitor for platform team leads

Claude Code Usage Monitor requires Python 3.9 and later. ^[6] Its default configuration is the Custom plan, designed for 5-hour Claude Code sessions. ^[6] It can be installed with pip using claude-monitor. ^[6]

It runs on your own machine, so it suits developers who track their own sessions. Check whether its reports answer what your team needs.

Codex Forecast for platform team leads

Codex Forecast is made by the team that publishes this site. It gives a statistical estimate of when OpenAI will next reset Codex usage limits. ^[3]

It combines an account it checks every 60 seconds, OpenAI staff announcements and the OpenAI status page. ^[3] When a measured refill and an announcement disagree, it trusts the measured refill. ^[3] Each reset used in the forecast is listed with a link to where it was announced. ^[3] It is an independent tracker and is not affiliated with OpenAI. ^[3]

You can opt in to free emails that are sent when a reset actually happens. ^[3] It is free, with no account and no paid tier. ^[3]

Matching the tool to the job

To see what your developers have spent, ccusage reads local usage data from coding agent CLIs and lists Codex among its sources. ^[2]

To see whether OpenAI has a known problem, OpenAI Status reports on its systems. ^[1] StatusGator monitors the status of 11,270+ services. ^[5]

To estimate when Codex limits reset, Codex Forecast gives a guess. ^[3] Its named-day predictions are scored in public, misses included. ^[3] The published information does not include an accuracy figure, so the hit rate and error figure are not yet known.

To build reset data into your own tooling, Codex Forecast has a public API that needs no key and gives stats, reset history, forecasts and service information. ^[3] The API has a published OpenAPI specification. ^[3]

To monitor a developer's own Claude Code sessions, Claude Code Usage Monitor uses the Custom plan as its default configuration. ^[6]

Questions to ask before you choose

Which question do you need answered: your team's usage, service outages, or reset timing?

Do you want a tool that reads files on your own machines, or a website you open? ccusage lists Codex among its local sources. ^[2] Codex Forecast is a website with a public API. ^[3]

How fresh does the data need to be? Check how each source updates its numbers.

What can you spend? Some options are free and some charge by plan, so check each page before you commit.

Do you need the tool to cover Codex specifically? Check each source's list of services before you rely on it.

Do you support individual developers or a whole team? Local tools read data stored on the machines where it is kept, and status tools report on the services they monitor.

Frequently asked questions

Which tool estimates when Codex usage limits reset?

Codex Forecast gives a statistical estimate of when OpenAI will next reset Codex usage limits. ^[3] The published information does not include an accuracy figure for the estimate, so the number of correct and incorrect predictions is not yet known. Each reset used in the forecast is listed with a link to where it was announced. ^[3] The other tools here report usage or outages, so check their pages if you want reset timing from them.

Can ccusage track Codex usage?

ccusage lists Codex among its supported sources, with the command ccusage codex daily. ^[2] It reads local usage data from coding agent CLIs. ^[2] Check that its reports show what your team needs before you rely on them.

Is Codex Forecast free?

It is free, with no account and no paid tier. ^[3] You can opt in to free emails that are sent when a reset actually happens. ^[3] It is an independent tracker and is not affiliated with OpenAI. ^[3] Check its page for current terms.

How much does IsDown cost?

IsDown's Starter plan for individuals costs $27 per month, or $22 per month when paid annually. ^[4] Its Business plan costs $179 per month, or $150 per month when paid annually. ^[4] Education and non-profit customers receive 30% off. ^[4] Check its page for current terms.

Does OpenAI Status show Codex uptime?

OpenAI Status lists Codex at 99.95% uptime across 4 components. ^[1] It also lists Chat Completions at 100% uptime. ^[1] Check whether that level of detail answers your platform team's question.

It is free, with no account and no paid tier. ^[3]

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