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Charged Twice for OpenAI Subscription — Annual + Monthly Fee?

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2 SIGNALSFIRST DETECTED 26 March 2026
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How the story developed
18 Sept
Has anyone had this happen?
OPINION · WHAT · OpenAI
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
15 May
Does openai have a functioning customer support team?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I am experiencing what sees like a scam on OpenAI and the customer support team i have been in contact with doesn’t seem to be able to comprehend

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
20 Oct
Billing support is a total joke

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Long story short: OpenAI Ads issued incorrect invoices and my accountant can't file these as a business expense unless corrected. Their billing

OPINION · HOW · OpenAIOPEN STORY
2 Oct
Can everyone who went to DevDay and paid give me some insight into a fraud charge?

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>My card was charged $650, the exact amount for DevDay and it was charged under the name OpenAIOPCOL. My ChatGPT subscription shows up as ChatGPT

OPINION · WHO · OpenAIOPEN STORY
19 Oct
Spent ~$7, charged $25?

<table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1xa8uq3/spent_7_charged_25/"> <img alt="Spent ~$7, charged $25?"

OPINION · WHO · OpenAIOPEN 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
13 May
Dodgy transactions from OPENAI

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m wondering if their research Beta ChatGPT has become sentient and decided it needs an income….</p> <p>I received a burst of 32 transactions

OPINION · HOW · OpenAIOPEN STORY
28 Apr
Unauthorized charges

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Has anyone dealt with unauthorized charges coming from a debit card for “OpenAI *ChatGPT subsc”?</p> <p>I’ve only ever used the free version of

OPINION · WHAT · OpenAIOPEN STORY
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