OpenAI ads flub: campaign creation errors but user still charged 87 EUR
Odd-Jury4884 · reddit · 2026-09-03
A user shared a rough first experience with OpenAI's newly launched ads product: after creating an ad, they couldn't swap the image, so they finished the full setup planning to edit and launch later — only to hit a 'we couldn't create your campaign' error while 87 EUR was charged to their account anyway.
The poster's sardonic 'Welcome to GPT ads :))))' captures it. The incident signals a clunky launch for OpenAI's ads business and a caution for early advertisers.
Related event: Users report unexpected charges on OpenAI's new ads product(2 posts)→
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