OpenAI to reset ChatGPT limits for paid users after GPT-6.1 Sol slowdown

The reset was triggered by a temporary drop in processing speed for GPT-6.1 Sol, the AI model announced on September 29. OpenAI says that as of the announcement, the speed has returned to the level originally expected. The timing—just days after the model's launch—suggests the speed issue was significant enough to warrant a public response, though the body does not say how long the slowdown lasted or how many users were affected.

Paid users are the focus of the reset, giving them back usage capacity that may have been consumed while the model was underperforming. For heavy users who depend on ChatGPT for daily work, the reset could restore access they might otherwise have lost. Whether this fully resolves the underlying speed issue is not stated, but the reset itself is set for 3 a.m. JST on October 3, and the announcement came via Sottiaux's X account at @thsottiaux.