I created an OpenAI account but did not receive the $5 free credit. The phone number I used is clean, meaning it is not associated with any other account. I am 100% certain of this. Additionally, the email address I used does not have any existing accounts. I would like to receive my free credit. As I mentioned earlier, I am very confident that the phone number is not linked to another account.
If you have signed up recently, a free trial credit is only granted when you first create an API key. API key creation will also have phone validation by SMS.
If you created an account in the past, even if only to use ChatGPT and didnāt even know about the API, then that account would have been granted the API trial credit with a three-month expiration.
Only the first use of a phone number will be granted a credit, the allowed secondary account per phone will receive 0 credits.
You can view any past grants on the āusageā page at platform.openai.com - below the round chart on the right if you have them, and see an expiration date.
So, if you have no free trial for any reason, there is also no talking OpenAI into giving you free money by customer service - you simply must prepay the minimum of $5 to get started.
I recently created an API key but noticed that my account was not credited with the $5 as expected. I want to clarify a few points regarding my situation:
The phone number I used to register this account is entirely new and has not been associated with any other account. I acquired this SIM card just a few days ago, ensuring it is a fresh number that has never been used to create another account. I am certain of this fact, as the number is not recycled but brand new.
My intent in addressing this issue is not to seek special treatment but to understand why I seem to be an exception when many others have received the $5 credit upon signing up. This discrepancy has left me puzzled, especially since I meet the criteria for receiving the credit.
As a student keen on exploring and learning more about OpenAI technologies, this credit is significant for me to start experimenting and understanding the capabilities offered. Any guidance on how I can resolve this issue and proceed with my learning journey would be greatly appreciated.
iām using new phone number and email in the hope for new api key and 5$ trial just like i used to do. but they always showing insufficient quota every time i tried to check the api key. i have 0$ usage and i try anything to solve this problem (including creating new api key and checking them one by one repeatedly) but they keep showing the āinsufficient quotaā. please can you help me? thank you
Hello to Everyone who is waiting for OpenAI credits. We applied on the 24th of June 2024 and have received the credits today, so more than a month later. Never got an answer to our emails but the credits suddenly appeared. So donāt give up and be patient!
Iām one of the shortlisted candidates for the Microsoft founderās startup program
Among the benefits I got was the $2500 OpenAI credit, which I have redeemed.
Iām writing to you so that youāll know Iāve not been credited, and itās been more than 30 days now since I redeemed credit. I need this for my next project
Hi @okoyepeculiar2002 - welcome to the Forum and congratulations to getting accepted to the Founders Hub.
We canāt help you here directly with the issue. My advise is that you reach out to OpenAI support to follow up on this matter via the chat widget on https://help.openai.com/en/ or the developer platform. When you reach out, you might want to directly add some proof of your acceptance such as a screenshot of your confirmation email as well as a screenshot of your profile on the Founders Hub.