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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.

Event heat · last 24 hours

There are 8 persisted snapshots in the last 24 hours. Peak heat was 10.5 at 9/12, 08:00; latest heat is 10.5.

There are 8 persisted snapshots in the last 24 hours. Peak heat was 10.5 at 9/12, 08:00; latest heat is 10.5.10.55.309/12, 08:00, event heat 10.59/12, 11:00, event heat 10.59/12, 14:00, event heat 10.59/12, 17:00, event heat 10.59/12, 20:00, event heat 10.59/12, 23:00, event heat 10.59/13, 02:00, event heat 10.59/13, 05:00, event heat 10.524 hours agoNow
  1. 9/12, 08:00, event heat 10.5
  2. 9/12, 11:00, event heat 10.5
  3. 9/12, 14:00, event heat 10.5
  4. 9/12, 17:00, event heat 10.5
  5. 9/12, 20:00, event heat 10.5
  6. 9/12, 23:00, event heat 10.5
  7. 9/13, 02:00, event heat 10.5
  8. 9/13, 05:00, event heat 10.5

Reporting Timeline

  1. CommunityHacker News9/8, 12:40 AMnot independentcommunity 120 pts / 133 commentsRepresentative
    OpenAI Reportedly Reinstates 5-Hour Usage Limit for Plus and Business Standard Tiers