ChatGPT now blocks too many paid accounts on one device or card, and shows "Device limit reached"

The Decoder reports that OpenAI has added card and device limits to ChatGPT. If too many subscriptions share one payment card, a new purchase can be blocked; if too many paid accounts are used on one device, the screen reads "Device limit reached" and the affected account cannot be used there. OpenAI's Help Center says the limits cover Go, Plus, Pro 100, Pro 200 and Pro 500, and not Free, Business, Enterprise or Edu.

• If you pay for more than one ChatGPT account, check which one you use on each phone or laptop, and stop signing in to the extra paid ones on the same device.
• If you hit the warning on an account you paid for, use the refund option on the Help Center page or ask Apple for a refund if you bought through the App Store, rather than paying again.

Source: The Decoder. This is our short summary of their reporting. The paragraphs marked "Our read" and the things to do are SeedFoundry's opinion. The summary is drafted with AI tools. Image: OpenAI, from its own announcement. How we source and credit