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OpenAI's usage limits push developers toward multi-model fallback systems
A long-time ChatGPT user built a token-aware failover system routing between OpenAI, Gemini, and Ollama after finding ChatGPT Plus usage caps too restrictive for production work.
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OpenAI's rate-limiting strategy on ChatGPT Plus is backfiring. Instead of converting power users into higher-tier subscribers, the company's 5-hour usage window on gpt-5.5 is driving developers to build multi-model routing systems that eliminate their dependence on OpenAI entirely.
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