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  "path": "/t/paying-for-chatgpt-plus-just-to-be-locked-out-while-5h-remaining-still-shows-feels-misleading/1381028#post_17",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T07:21:01.000Z",
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  "textContent": "At this point I genuinely think OpenAI needs to reconsider how this is presented to paying users, because right now it feels extrmely misleading.\n\nIf the weekly limit completely overrides the “5h remaining” limit, then showing users they still have 5 hours left makes no sense and only creates frustration. A normal person sees “5h remaining” and assumes they can still work. Instead, you hit a hidden wall and the product becomes basically unusable for days.\n\nAnd honestly, being locked out for almost 4 days after heavy project usage feels terrible when you’re paying specifically to use this as a serious work tool. Especially when a huge amount of the usage appears to be consumed just from context reading, repository scanning, instructions, and setup overhead before meaningful work even begins.\n\nI’m not asking for unlimited free compute. I’m asking for transparency, fairer fallback access, and limits that actually match what is being shown to users.\n\nAt the very least, I seriously hope OpenAI considers resetting affected users’ weekly limits or offering temporary relief while this system is being figured out, because right now a lot of paying users feel blindsided and disappointed by how this works in practice.\n@OpenAI_Support",
  "title": "Paying for ChatGPT Plus Just to Be Locked Out While “5h Remaining” Still Shows Feels Misleading"
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