OpenAI user reports API credits wiped after months of inactivity
Only-Cheetah-9579 · reddit · 2026-09-24
A Reddit user says their OpenAI API credits were deleted after not logging in since April — the API keys remain, but the balance and usage history are gone with no record of the credits. The amount was only $5, but the post raises questions about whether OpenAI quietly purges credits on inactive accounts.
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