0. Overview:#
- Purchase USDT cryptocurrency on an exchange
- Withdraw to Depay wallet
- Convert to USD and deposit into Depay bank card
- Purchase ChatGPT Plus
1. Register a ChatGPT account#
2. Get a virtual card, register with Depay#
- Since OpenAi requires a US bank card for recharging, I chose Depay based on various online tutorials and completed the real-name authentication (no problem using a domestic phone number and ID).
- Select the free card during registration.
- Tested and found that Gmail cannot receive verification codes when binding an email, but a domestic QQ email can receive them.
- Depay registration: Depay registration link
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4. Purchase USDT and deposit (requires a VPN set to global)#
- Since RMB cannot be directly transferred to Depay, virtual currency needs to be used for deposit. I used OKX exchange.
- Click on "Quick Buy" on OKX to purchase 23-24 USDT.
- In the Depay App, go to the "wallet" - "USDT" - "Deposit" tab to get the deposit address for USDT.
- Click on "My Assets" - "Withdraw" on OKX to withdraw the purchased USDT to this address.
- After successful withdrawal, click on the "wallet" - "Exchange" tab in the Depay App to convert all USDT to USD.
- Click on "To Card" on the homepage of the Depay App to deposit the exchanged USD into the card. Card recharge is complete!
- ⚠️Notes
- Due to a $2 withdrawal fee and a small fee for converting Depay's USDT to USD, some users have reported being deducted $1 mysteriously. Therefore, it is recommended to initially purchase 23-24 USDT, as if the money is insufficient, Depay has a minimum transfer limit of $5, and many people have fallen into this trap.
- OKX registration for new users is frozen for 7 days, but you can apply for unfreezing by contacting customer service. However, it takes 24 hours to withdraw USDT, which cannot be resolved.
- OKX exchange registration: OKX registration link
5. Purchase ChatGPT Plus#
- Click on the Plus purchase link and search for a tax-free state address on Google.
- The card security code is in the CVV button on the homepage of Depay.
6. About the ChatGPT Plus experience#
- Currently, two types of experiences are provided:
- - Plus users can choose the GPT-4 model on the website. (The original two models are still available, but currently only some users have access to the new option.)
- - API users still need to collect waitlist, but according to the documentation, the token limit for the new set of APIs will be 8192 and 32768. (Currently, GPT-3.5 is 4096.)
When registering with Depay, the free card requires real-name authentication, while the $10 version of the card does not. If you are concerned about personal information, you can choose the latter.