OpenAI Reportedly Reinstates 5-Hour Usage Limit for Plus and Business Standard Tiers
First seen · 9/8/2026, 12:40 AMLatest activity · 9/8/2026, 12:40 AM
OpenAI appears to have reinstated a rolling 5-hour usage limit for ChatGPT Plus and Business Standard subscribers, according to discussions on Hacker News. Users hitting the request threshold again face temporary cooldowns. The restriction underscores the compute constraints behind advanced models.
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