Might be related to this announcement from Tibo on Sunday:
> We've made some improvements that improve usage on the long tail for power users of Astra when logged in with your ChatGPT account.
> No change in quality and a pure win that on the long tail can result in up to 3-4X less usage being drawn from the subscription.
https://x.com/thsottiaux/status/2096717905614524491 (https://xcancel.com/thsottiaux/status/2096717905614524491)
It seems to me the people working at OAI may believe all other humans must be a little bit behind intellectually.