How to Buy ChatGPT Plus in China (2026): Pay with USDT or USDC

Not officially. Mainland China, together with Hong Kong and Macau, is not on OpenAI's list of supported countries and territories, and OpenAI has restricted access from unsupported regions since mid-2024.

OpenAI warns that using its services from an unsupported region can get an account restricted. Taria Gift only takes the payment and activates the plan on a personal account you already hold; it sells no VPNs or accounts.

ChatGPT subscriptions are paid through Stripe. UnionPay cards are not accepted there, and Visa or Mastercard cards issued by banks in mainland China are usually refused because the region is unsupported: the card's issuing country and the billing address are both checked. Trying another mainland card rarely helps.

A stablecoin payment never reaches Stripe, so where your card was issued stops mattering: Taria Pay receives an on-chain transfer instead.

Choose a plan on the ChatGPT page. At checkout, pick the transfer option and withdraw from your exchange account: USDT on BSC or Arbitrum or USDC on Base, BSC or Arbitrum. Once the payment is in, the order page asks for your ChatGPT Session; paste it and the plan is activated on that account. The full crypto payment guide walks through each step.

Activation needs a Personal account, not a Team, Business or Enterprise workspace. Paste the Session only on the order page: anyone holding it can use your ChatGPT account.

Most buyers in mainland China already hold USDT in an exchange account such as OKX or Binance. That is enough: you do not need a separate wallet, because you can withdraw straight to the payment address shown at checkout. Taria Gift accepts USDT on BSC (BEP-20) and Arbitrum, and USDC on Base, BSC and Arbitrum.

USDT on Tron (TRC-20) is not accepted, and many people pick that network out of habit. When you withdraw, change the network to BSC (BEP-20) or Arbitrum; nothing needs to be swapped. Check that the amount arriving after the exchange's withdrawal fee matches the amount at checkout.