OpenAI limits payment cards and devices for paid ChatGPT subscriptions
What happened
On 1 November 2026, The Decoder reported that OpenAI has added payment-card and device limits to ChatGPT. According to the report, users can no longer start a new subscription when too many subscriptions are linked to the same payment card or the same device, and there is also a cap on the number of paid accounts per device. Once a limit is triggered, the interface shows "Device limit reached" and the account can no longer be used on that device. The report describes the move as steering users towards paid use. So far the development is limited to the restriction mechanism described in the report, with no further information.
Written by AI from the reports · updated 2 h ago
Timeline
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- The DecoderOpenAI is steering ChatGPT users toward more paid usage
OpenAI is now capping the number of paid ChatGPT accounts per device and payment card. Users who hit the limit can't start new subscriptions, and affected accounts can't be used on that device. Logging out doesn't automatically free up a spot.
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