{"slug": "tell-hn-openai-has-started-putting-ads-on-paid-programs", "title": "Tell HN: OpenAI has started putting ads on paid programs", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||\n22 points by |\nI 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\n| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||\n|", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tell-hn-openai-has-started-putting-ads-on-paid-programs", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48673194", "published_at": "2026-06-25 13:37:36+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-25 14:42:48.021688+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "Financial Times", "Shein", "Amazon"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tell-hn-openai-has-started-putting-ads-on-paid-programs", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tell-hn-openai-has-started-putting-ads-on-paid-programs.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tell-hn-openai-has-started-putting-ads-on-paid-programs.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/tell-hn-openai-has-started-putting-ads-on-paid-programs.jsonld"}}