OpenAI resets rate limits, adds locked chats and promises credit to 40,000 accounts
OpenAI announced a reset of usage limits just after noon on the 15th day of its 28‑day announcement streak, a move that should immediately lift rate‑limit blocks for most users. The same update introduced “Locked Chats,” a feature that hides past conversations behind a passcode or fingerprint and is currently available on all plans. The author speculates it may be aimed at preventing hijacked…
Key points
- Rate limit reset occurred just after noon on the 15th day of OpenAI's 28‑day announcement run
- Locked Chats lets users hide conversations behind passcode or fingerprint, available on all plans
- About 40,000 accounts will receive credit after being assigned the wrong plan and over‑using quota
Over the weekend, OpenAI said about 40,000 accounts were mistakenly placed on a different plan, causing quota to be consumed unusually fast. The company plans to compensate those users with credits, though the exact amount has not been disclosed. Affected users should have received an email.
Separately, an open‑weights model called Ornith-1.5-122B was released and can be accessed via API. While the 122B‑parameter size may be heavy for personal machines, the API pricing is described as not exorbitantly high. The author notes the focus on security‑related features and the slowing pace of daily announcements.
Model page: Ornith-1.5-122B →
OpenAI's 15th Day of Consecutive Announcements: Rate Limit Reset & ChatGPT 'Locked Chats' Arrive! Compensation Promised for About 40,000 Accounts! AI News to Read in Your Spare
note.com · 20 October 2026
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