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A real cap with no number on it
OpenAI's own help page confirms the limit and gives no number for it.
“OpenAI is now capping how many paid ChatGPT accounts you can have per device and payment card.”
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OpenAI's help page confirms it for Go, Plus and three Pro plans.
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The page gives no number for the cap, and says a shared card can hit it even across different devices.
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Receipts
- Supports web.archive.org:
ChatGPT also limits how many paid accounts you can use on one device.
- Supports web.archive.org:
If too many subscriptions are associated with the same payment card or device, ChatGPT may block a new subscription purchase.
- Context web.archive.org:
Device limits apply to ChatGPT Go, ChatGPT Plus, ChatGPT Pro 100, ChatGPT Pro 200, and ChatGPT Pro 500 plans.
- Context web.archive.org:
ChatGPT Free and ChatGPT Business, Enterprise, and Edu workspace plans do not count toward the limit.
- Context web.archive.org:
If multiple people use the same payment card, the card can reach the checkout limit even when each person uses a different device.
- Context web.archive.org:
ChatGPT uses card and device limits as part of its privacy and security protections.
- Context web.archive.org:
Buying credits or resetting usage won’t clear a card or device restriction.
- Refutes explainx.ai:
Not stated by OpenAI: the actual card and device caps, an effective date, and any motivation beyond privacy and security.
- Refutes explainx.ai:
Interpretation: The Decoder's view that this is revenue-driven is an editorial reading.
- Supports the-decoder.com:
The policy will likely hit users who've been switching between multiple paid accounts on one device to squeeze more usage out of cheap flat-rate subscriptions.
- Context the-decoder.com:
OpenAI instead points to buying extra credits or usage resets , options that are generally more expensive than an additional subscription.
- Context aiweekly.co:
OpenAI frames it as a security measure.
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