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The fundamental reason for the emergence of the third-party top-up market for ChatGPT Plus is that OpenAI's payment system relies on international payment processors such as Stripe, whose services are subject to cross-border payment regulatory restrictions in mainland China.
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7/18/2026
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UnverifiedThe actual operational process of some top-up service providers is to collect RMB from users and then complete the recharge on the OpenAI website via overseas virtual credit cards, bypassing legitimate cross-border payment regulatory channels.67% similarPartially VerifiedOpenAI's payment system is built on the Stripe payment gateway.66% similar
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