I just heard from an official OpenAI team member that GPT 4.5 has a message limit for paid users. They said premium subscribers can only send 50 messages per week with this model. This seems pretty restrictive compared to what I expected. Has anyone else encountered this limitation yet? I’m wondering if this applies to all premium plans or just certain tiers. Also curious about what happens when you hit the limit - do you get downgraded to an older model or completely blocked? Would love to hear from other users who have tested this new version and can confirm these restrictions.
Yep, hit this wall myself during heavy research sessions. Those 50 messages vanish crazy fast when you’re iterating - complex coding or analysis burns through the quota in days. The midweek reset timing messed up my workflow at first. The counter includes follow-ups and revisions too, so even quick responses count against you. Now I’m pickier about when to use GPT 4.5 vs GPT-4. I save the newer model for stuff that actually needs the performance boost, not routine questions.
same here, but i found a workaround - family sharing doesn’t pool limits so i can use my partner’s account when I hit mine. pretty ridiculous that we need these hacks though. openai really underestimated how fast power users blow through 50 messages.
Yeah, hit this same issue last week testing GPT 4.5 for work. The 50 message weekly cap is real and super frustrating for automation.
Once you max out, it drops you to GPT-4 for the week. Not blocked entirely, but still annoying.
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Yep, this is spot on. I’ve been hitting that 50 message weekly limit constantly since I got GPT 4.5 access two weeks back. Same restriction across all premium tiers - Plus and Team both get the same cap. Super annoying that it resets on Tuesdays instead of matching your billing cycle, makes timing unpredictable unless you’re keeping close track. At least the fallback to GPT-4 works smoothly, so you don’t completely lose functionality. I’ve been watching my usage and yeah, GPT 4.5 is better than GPT-4, but not enough to justify these tight limits. Really hoping they bump up the quota after the rollout settles, but haven’t seen any official timeline yet.