User Outraged as ChatGPT $20 Top-Up Depleted in Just 3 Prompts
Sharkito9 · reddit · 2026-08-19
A long-time ChatGPT and Codex user complained that after exhausting their $100 subscription, a $20 credit top-up was nearly depleted after just 3 prompts and a few minutes of work. The user expected it to last 3 months but found it vanished almost instantly, highlighting a massive discrepancy between subscription pricing and API rates.
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