# Why did my credit expire?

**URL:** <https://community.openai.com/t/why-did-my-credit-expire/118776>\
**Category:** API\
**Created:** [March 25, 2023, 9:16am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/why-did-my-credit-expire/118776 "2023-03-25T09:16:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/why-did-my-credit-expire/118776/19 "2023-12-19T20:04:21Z")

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Issues will persist, because OpenAI also removed clear expiration dates of credit balances from the usage page (barring feedback from others that previous behavior has been improved).

With prepaid credits being mandatory for new accounts beginning in August, this concern will mainly affect free trials - until 2024 when people start losing the money they **paid**.

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