My article factory hit a wall
I set up a big batch of Scheduled Tasks in ChatGPT, and then this popped up: Your task did not run because you have reached a usage limit.
My article factory had been running like this: "Sprout 🌱" → Sol: "Yes." → "Check it" → "Yes." → "12 languages" → "Yes..." → "Next" → Sol: "usage limit."
The factory boss, in full Momonga mode: "Let me use it without limits!!"
The AI didn't give out first. The usage allowance did.
It wasn't Codex
At one point I mixed this up with the limits on Astra and Codex/Work. But what I was actually running was Scheduled Tasks in regular ChatGPT, on GPT-5.6 Sol. Here's what OpenAI's official help pages say. Scheduled Tasks run inside ChatGPT. Which models you get, and how much you can use them, depends on the task, your plan, and your workspace settings. Codex automations are a separate thing. If you manually pick Medium, High, or Extra High, it uses Sol. Once you hit the Thinking limit, ChatGPT may switch you to a different model. If ChatGPT knows when your limit resets, it shows you the time. From public info alone, I can't tell whether this was the 5-hour, the daily, or the weekly limit.
15 tasks doesn't mean nonstop
Officially, Pro and Enterprise can have up to 15 active tasks, and eligible paid plans can repeat a task as often as once an hour. But how many tasks you can set up and how much you can actually use the model are two separate things. The factory is open. The orders are in. The machines clocked in. And the meter can still say, "That's it for today."
So what happened?
Without seeing what my own account shows, I can't say for sure which limit it was or when it comes back. But if you get a usage-limit error right after running a pile of live tasks on Sol, the simplest explanation is this: I used too much and hit whatever limit applies to me. Nothing is broken. Most likely, the factory boss's enthusiasm just punched the cloud meter all the way to the top. Human: "More!" AI: "Yes." Human: "More!" AI: "usage limit." Human: "Let me use it without limiiiits!!"
