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Elton Jones

OpenAI is testing a pay-to-reset limits feature — here’s what it could mean for your ChatGPT usage quota

OpenAI logo with robotic human head.

It’s always a bummer when you run into that digital wall that pops up once you’ve exhausted your usage limit with a particular chatbot.

That unfortunate occurrence becomes even worse when you’re forced to wait out a mandatory time limit before your AI usage window opens again. Existing AI models such as Claude, Command Code and Figma AI give users the option to purchase additional credits that bypass the required reset wait time and continue using their services. These “pay to keep going” and “pay to get past the usage limit” structures may not be ideal for AI users who do extensive work with their models, but it’s simply the way it is.

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