Redditor proposes refillable rolling compute tank to replace OpenAI's 5-hour usage resets
PastaPandaSimon · reddit · 2026-10-13
A Redditor argues OpenAI's fixed 5-hour/7-day usage resets are suboptimal and proposes a rechargeable rolling compute tank: a usage bucket that refills a small percentage hourly.
The pitch: heavy use drains the tank but users immediately see it refilling; light use builds reserve, creating psychological motivation. Mobile games learned that visible energy regeneration drives more regular engagement.
For OpenAI, usage would spread out naturally instead of clustering around resets, and impatient users might pay small amounts ($2 for 10% capacity refills). The author quips OpenAI mostly copied Anthropic's first usage model and could do better.
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