OpenAI Is Testing a Button to Reset ChatGPT’s Limits — For $8
OpenAI is quietly testing a feature that lets ChatGPT users pay to undo their own usage limits. Hit the weekly cap on a $20 Plus plan and, for some users, a prompt now appears offering to restore the allowance to full for roughly $8. On the $200 Pro plan, the equivalent reset is reported to run up to about $80. The company never announced it; it was discovered by a subscriber who ran into it at…
OpenAI is experimenting with a feature that allows ChatGPT users to pay to reset their own usage limits. When a ChatGPT Plus subscriber exhausts their weekly message allowance, instead of receiving a message to wait, some accounts now display an option to pay to reset the allowance. For the $20 Plus plan, redeeming this option restores usage to full and resets the weekly clock for roughly $8.
On the $200 Pro plan, the equivalent reset costs around $80. The feature was discovered by a Reddit user who encountered it while locked out of their account, and OpenAI later confirmed the existence of the feature. The company is exploring ways for limited users to purchase more usage, with the goal of making its products more functional and potentially providing a cheaper alternative to upgrading plans.
Critics argue that the reset feature is a pressure tactic, as it is undisclosed, the limit is difficult to see, and it appears at a time of maximum frustration for users. This is part of a larger trend of shifting the meaning of subscriptions toward pay-as-you-go, with limits becoming less visible and top-ups becoming the norm.
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