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Subscribers on ChatGPT Go, Plus, and Pro plans have started encountering error messages restricting login access. OpenAI is restricting how many active paid accounts can run simultaneously on a single hardware device or payment card.

A new industry report shows that under three percent of American households currently pay for an artificial intelligence subscription. Revenue is heavily concentrated among power users paying for software creation, workflow automation, and content generation tools.

Pricing estimates show that high end monthly tiers such as Claude Max offer far more raw usage value than buying equivalent model access via developer APIs. Analysts suggest artificial intelligence providers are running subscription plans at a loss to lock in power users.

A lawsuit filed in California claims Anthropic's premium subscription tiers do not deliver advertised usage increases over standard plans. The complaint asserts that advertised multipliers apply only to five-hour rate windows rather than weekly caps. Competing provider OpenAI responded by clarifying how its own higher-tier usage limits operate over weekly periods.