Re:Tell HN: OpenAI brings back 5 hour limit for plus and bus...
by quietsegfault on Monday September 07, 2026 @01:41PM
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Can you talk more about what changed in the last two months? I use open router for when I run out of limits, and I’ve done better than buying an additional sub for my uses. I thought about looking at a more niche player, but it’s not a priority for me yet.
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Re:Tell HN: OpenAI brings back 5 hour limit for plus and bus...
by ronsor on Monday September 07, 2026 @01:48PM
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First of all, it still has the 5 hour limits, which is what this thread is about and what I think what most in this thread want to avoid.
Second, the offerings are subject to change at random. They advertised $60 of usage for $10/month (knowing most users wouldn't reach that). This was consistently the case up until early August, when the per-model "usage multipliers" started taking over. Some models give $15 of usage per month, others $30, still others remain at $60, and apparently one at $100 now?[0] Either way, I don't want to expend the mental effort to track which model is the best deal for capability and usage.
Right now I use Hyper[1] for $20/month and give $100/month to OpenAI. Not OpenAI's biggest fan, but the value is good right now, and that's what matters.
Re:Tell HN: OpenAI brings back 5 hour limit for plus and bus...
by drob518 on Monday September 07, 2026 @02:36PM
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What does Hyper give you that OpenCode doesn’t? Is it just the removal of the 5 hour limit? I looked at Hyper’s docs but it wasn’t clear exactly how the fine points work. Is it $20 for as much as you want of any model they support? They don’t say that but they don’t say no limits anywhere that I could find. Been using OpenRouter with API prices and choosing cheap models to get work done. It works but a $20 all you can eat provider with access to good models like Kimi 3 and GLM 5.3 who is not in china and doesn’t retain or train on data would be perfect for me.
Re:Tell HN: OpenAI brings back 5 hour limit for plus and bus...
by ronsor on Monday September 07, 2026 @02:39PM
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Hyper gives $12.50 worth of usage every 24 hours, totaling $375 per month. It resets at the same time regardless of when you start, unlike the 5 hour limits on other providers. Yes, it's only $20/month. It's also insanely fast; I've never gotten 75+ tokens/sec on K3 from any other provider.
Re:Tell HN: OpenAI brings back 5 hour limit for plus and bus...
by drob518 on Monday September 07, 2026 @02:46PM
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Okay, thanks. Yea, that’s a good deal as long as you’re satisfied with the models they offer. I didn’t see a listing of all the models but there was one screenshot that implied various open models (showed downrev versions of GLM, Kimi, etc., so I figured they supported the latest.
Re:Tell HN: OpenAI brings back 5 hour limit for plus and bus...
by ronsor on Monday September 07, 2026 @04:00PM
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You can check https://hyper.charm.land/v1/models for the complete list.