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Claude Credits and Account Downgrade

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2 SIGNALSFIRST DETECTED 30 September 2026UPDATED 14 October 2026
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5 May
Warning: Anthropic's "Gift Max" exploit drained €800+, ruined my credit, and got me banned.

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Heads up to anyone here using Claude/Anthropic as an alternative. If you have a card saved on their platform, <strong>remove it now.</strong></p>

OPINION · HOW · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
1 Oct
Does anyone know what happens to unused usage resets when upgrading from $200/100 Pro plan to the $500 ?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I have <strong>two accounts, me 200 and my brother 100, each with two unused full usage resets</strong> — four resets in total. On each account,

OPINION · WHEN · OpenAIOPEN STORY
2 Oct
Anyone else receive 62,500 credits from OpenAI out of nowhere?

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1ww1e95/anyone_else_receive_62500_credits_from_openai_out/"> <img alt="Anyone else receive 62,500 credits from

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
1 Oct
Pro users: are your granted credits decreasing before you exhaust your included Codex usage?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I received the <strong>62,500-credit Pro grant</strong>, but my current balance shows <strong>62,378 credits</strong>.</p> <p>My credit usage

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
30 Sept
Do you keep the promotional Codex credits if you cancel Pro?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I received promotional Codex credits following the latest ChatGPT update, valid until December 31, 2026.</p> <p>Does anyone know what happens to

OPINION · WHEN · OpenAIOPEN STORY
25 Mar
Any PRO account promotions?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I recently had a chance to try Codex and honestly I liked how it works. I want to try it more and even potentially move to it full-time from

OPINION · HOW · OpenAIOPEN STORY
1 Oct
Open AI gifted over 62K credits for free

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1wuseyz/open_ai_gifted_over_62k_credits_for_free/"> <img alt="Open AI gifted over 62K credits for free"

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
14 Apr
Stop dunking on Plus users

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>OpenAI's Plus at $20 is genuinely usable. Not perfect, but you get real work done. That's fine.</p> <p>Anthropic is a different story. Claude's

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
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