ChatGPT Limits Paid Subscriptions per Card and Device
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On November 1, 2026, The Decoder reported that OpenAI added payment card and device limits to ChatGPT subscriptions: once too many paid subscriptions are tied to the same payment card or device, no new subscriptions can be created; accounts that hit the limit will show a "Device limit reached" message on that device and be deactivated. This is the first report on this restriction measure, and no further details have been released yet.
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- The DecoderOpenAI is steering ChatGPT users toward more paid usage
OpenAI has added payment card and device limits to ChatGPT subscriptions: once a card or device is linked to too many paid subscriptions, no new ones can be created, and accounts hitting the cap show Device limit reached on that device and are deactivated.
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