Compute Crunch Halves OpenAI Usage Caps, Sparking User Concerns
Compute capacity has become OpenAI's core bottleneck: the $200 Pro tier briefly halted new sign-ups and usage quotas across tiers were effectively halved, with the efficiency-focused GPT 6.1 Sol offered as compensation, fueling churn concerns.
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