5$ limit on API not true - API never used before

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Hi, i’m new to gbt API. Currently I’m trying to create a chatBot but every time I try to send a request on a index.html page it says:

openai.RateLimitError: Error code: 429 - {‘error’: {‘message’: ‘You exceeded your current quota, please check your plan and billing details. For more information on this error, read the docs: https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/error-codes/api-errors.’, ‘type’: ‘insufficient_quota’, ‘param’: None, ‘code’: ‘insufficient_quota’}}

But i never used api! In fact I have 0/5$ used this month and i signed for the first time a week ago! If i go to the Billing page I see Free trial 0.00$ remaining, which should be 5.

Please help me - consider also i’m a novice.

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Due to misuse by bad actors, OpenAI no longer gives away free $18 or free $5 with accounts.

429 - You exceeded your current quota, please check your plan and billing details Cause: You have run out of credits or hit your maximum monthly spend.

Solution: Buy more credits or learn how to increase your limits.

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So why does it still say “Free trial” if no credits are available?

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Screenshot?

Is this an old account? Are the credits expired?

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It’s not an old account and no, the credit are not expired 'cause I signed a week ago.

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Right. So if you never got credits (which used to happen in the past and still do occasionally via Microsoft or elsewhere), it would show $0 remaining because you never had any.

You just need to add credits. $5 should be enough to test it out.

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Sorry if asking again but I just want to be sure to understand it right: once I add billing details, I’ll have 5$ limit as a trial (and after that amount I’ll pay)?

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No, likely because bad actors signed up for multiple accounts, etc. OpenAI does not offer $18 or even $5 for new accounts.

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Alright, now it’s all clear. Thank you mate for your help.

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No problem. Hope you stick around.

We’ve got a great community growing here!

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why is it showing 5$ remaining then?

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It says No Credit Grants Found.

The $5 was likely left over from when they gave out the $5 free?

It is a bit confusing for some people.

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Because you are still allowed to have $5.00 of monthly usage before a rate limit kicks in, of which you have consumed none?

OpenAI should do away with that “free tier” concept completely and just set new signups to $100/month usage automatically. Then not hide the account credit balance of $0.00 under multiple unobvious clicks.

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Agreed, I think open should completely remove this concept, which confuses and also is not fair for new users.

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I have tried this… I rechared for 5$, and I am still getting the rate limit error…

RateLimitError: Error code: 429 - {‘error’: {‘message’: ‘You exceeded your current quota, please check your plan and billing details. For more information on this error, read the docs: https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/error-codes/api-errors.’, ‘type’: ‘insufficient_quota’, ‘param’: None, ‘code’: ‘insufficient_quota’}}

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Ok, now this is interesting. I have actually no idea why you are receiving this error. Maybe the solution is just simply upgrande Tier as some developers say on other topics, but I don’t belive that to make this work we have to arrive at this point…