Expired65% confidenceFactTime unknown
Subscriptions within the ChatGPT iOS App go through Apple's In-App Purchase (IAP) system, with Apple settling payments to OpenAI as the payment intermediary, meaning no direct payment relationship exists between users and OpenAI.
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65%
Confidence
Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
7/2/2026
First Seen
This claim has expired. It is kept for the record and no longer describes the current state.
Valid until: 9/30/2026(expired)
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