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Tier upgrade problem, like many have had. :-(

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How the story developed
27 Jul
Somehow not on tier 2?
OPINION · WHAT · OpenAI
28 May
Other feeds and industry voices
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
10 Apr
800 Million non paying accounts for free inference, but theyre nickle and diming paid users with lessened Codex rate limits.

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1sh9aar/800_million_non_paying_accounts_for_free/"> <img alt="800 Million non paying accounts for free

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
14 Apr
caht gpt upgrade to pro is broken?

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1sl4uhk/caht_gpt_upgrade_to_pro_is_broken/"> <img alt="caht gpt upgrade to pro is broken?"

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
24 Mar
From $20 to $200? Why is pricing like this?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I'm reaching my $20 dollar plan too fast, so I decided it was time to upgrade. The only option I have is to go from a $20 to a $200 a month plan.

OPINION · HOW · OpenAIOPEN STORY
9 Sept
I missed the whole Astra launch/reset period because a future subscription blocked my Pro upgrade for over a week

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m pretty disappointed about how this whole situation played out.</p> <p>When Astra launched, I wanted to upgrade to Pro immediately so I could

OPINION · WHEN · OpenAIOPEN STORY
15 Apr
ChatGPT Plus to Business Upgrade issue

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I was on ChatGPT plus plan until yesterday, and then upgraded to the business plan for my team. My payment also got through for the same.</p>

OPINION · WHEN · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
19 Aug
Where is mine 5.6 luna free tier user?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>It's supposed to be unlimited too?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/NervousHabit2283">

OPINION · WHERE · OpenAIOPEN STORY
16 Apr
Confused about plus tier

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I just opened ChatGPT free version. Asked if it could make an animated gif or mp4 from a small png file (less than 1mb). Got hit with an error

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
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