Last month, my ChatGPT Pro subscription ended on the same day that my usage allowance was almost exhausted, with only about 2% remaining.
I renewed my Pro subscription immediately. However, after the renewal was completed, my usage allowance was still only 2%. In other words, even though I had already paid for a new month of Pro, I still had to wait about one week for my usage allowance to recover.
Since one month of Pro is only about four weeks, this effectively meant that I lost one week of the subscription I had just paid for.
I think there should be a clear warning before renewal, such as:
“Renewing your Pro subscription will not reset your current usage allowance. Your limit will recover according to the existing schedule.”
If I had known this in advance, I might have chosen to subscribe with another account instead.
I hope this can be improved, or at least made clearer to users before they renew.
Every time our subscription renews, our usage should reset. I understand your frustration. I feel this to be a deceptive practice by OpenAI.
We are not receiving the full benefits of our subscription each time we renew our monthly subscription if our usage is not reset to the baseline.
I had turned off auto-renew and then re-subscribed and noticed I was still at 8% after my renewal processed. I am not going to receive the same usage I would have received from a full subscription.
However, you must be aware that they have manipulated the usage rate by indicating you will use more usage for each tier.
The company should be more transparent with the renewal process. I would have chosen to go with a Claude Max 20x plan than renew with ChatGPT Pro.
##update: We just got scammed! Anthropic released Opus 5 and have access to Fable 5. If you pay for the max plan, you get nearly unlimited usage, even when you use Ultra mode with Opus.
I recommend cancelling your pro subscription and paying for the Claude Max 5x or 20x plan.
I have already cancelled my subscription with OpenAI. The subscription lasts per month, and and should reflect a new starting point if you have exceeded your usage come month end.