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Tell HN: OpenAI has started putting ads on paid programs

OpenAI has started displaying ads to paid subscribers on its £6.99/month plan, including ads for Financial Times, Shein, and Amazon Prime Day. A user reported seeing these ads while asking about a mobile game, leading them to cancel their subscription.

read1 min views1 publishedJun 25, 2026

| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 22 points by | I was on the £6.99/month program-- mainly because I didnt use it much. Last few days I've started seeing ads: 1. Ad for Financial Times 2. Add for Shein 3. Add for Amazon prime day All 3 were on a chat where I was asking about tips on a mobile game. Needless to say, I cancelled my plan. Im not paying money to see ads | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| |

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news.ycombinator.com — original article Ask HN: What are your favorite CLIs to use as LLM tools? Safer coding agents for non-tech founders Thoughts on Asimovian AI Beyond LLMs and Creative Machines
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