OpenAI turns its sold-out GPT-5.5 party into a monthlong Codex giveaway for 8,000 developers

OpenAI on Monday began emailing more than 8,000 developers who applied for its invite-only GPT-5.5 party with a surprise consolation prize: a tenfold increase in Codex rate limits on their personal ChatGPT accounts, effective immediately and lasting through June 5. "We had over 8,000 people express