OpenAI's tiered credit resets and Astra access seen as a smart churn-and-compute balancing move
haider1 · x · 2026-09-05
The author argues OpenAI pulled off a clever move with its usage-limit policy: 5x and 20x tier users get one banked reset plus Astra access, while Plus users keep receiving daily banked resets until they gain access. This both keeps users from churning and lets OpenAI control compute load at the same time.
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