# Monthly vs API Paid Plans

**URL:** <https://community.openai.com/t/monthly-vs-api-paid-plans/212781>\
**Category:** ChatGPT\
**Tags:** gpt-4, chatgpt, api\
**Created:** [May 16, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/monthly-vs-api-paid-plans/212781 "2023-05-16T14:16:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mark.pelletier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/mark.pelletier/32/512878_2.png) [@mark.pelletier](https://community.openai.com/u/mark.pelletier)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/monthly-vs-api-paid-plans/212781/1 "2023-05-16T14:16:23Z")

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I am currently a monthly subscriber who would like to gain access to the playground. Do i need to maintain (aka pay for) both types of accounts? Should I cancel my monthly subscription and move to a per Token paid plan?

In the per Token model, do I still have access to the ChatGPT Plus interface? Does the 25 messages per 3 hours constraint still apply?

Thx

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**Author:** ![novaphil](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/novaphil/32/130934_2.png) [@novaphil](https://community.openai.com/u/novaphil)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/monthly-vs-api-paid-plans/212781/2 "2023-05-16T18:21:30Z")

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ChatGPT (and Plus) is completely separate from API/Playground. You’ll need to enter in API billing info here [OpenAI API](https://platform.openai.com/account/billing/overview)

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**Author:** ![EricGT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/ericgt/32/20571_2.png) [@EricGT](https://community.openai.com/u/EricGT)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/monthly-vs-api-paid-plans/212781/3 "2023-12-24T15:01:45Z")

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Closed on December 24, 2023, 3:01pm UTC