OpenAI ChatGPT Faces Widespread Subscription and Quota Outages, Plus Users Receive 20x Pro-Level Access Overnight

According to On-Chain Beats monitoring, OpenAI's ChatGPT subscription and quota system experienced widespread outages on June 25, causing major account permission and usage allocation misalignment. Some Plus subscribers found their interfaces displaying 20x-level access belonging to Pro subscribers, while Pro users ($200/month) reported quota resets to 75% or unexpected 4x increases. Pro subscribers also discovered their accounts downgraded to Plus functionality with access to GPT-5.5 Pro blocked.

API developers also faced accelerated Codex token consumption after account resets. Users reported exhausting $25 deposits within 5 hours, with some hitting hourly message limits immediately after topping up $8. OpenAI's status page acknowledged "potential issues" accessing Codex tokens and stated mitigation measures were in place, but did not publicly address the ChatGPT subscription anomalies.