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OpenAI is testing paid usage-limit resets at $40 on the $100 ChatGPT plan
An r/OpenAI user posted a screenshot on 2026-09-17 of an in-product offer to purchase a usage reset for $40 while on the $100/month plan, noting it appeared only on web and disappeared after several page refreshes even at 0% remaining. A commenter says the feature has been A/B tested for months. It lands the same day as two other monetization-pressure threads on the sub: a Codex user reporting a 20x plan plus an additional 5x plan draining 5-10x faster than the prior week on agentic WordPress work, and a thread arguing free reset grants have become rarer since Astra shipped. For builders budgeting agent work on subscription plans, the signal is that headroom is becoming a purchasable SKU rather than a goodwill grant.
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