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    "source_quote": "...an advertising-supported free tier that helps keep ChatGPT available to more than 1 billion weekly active users.",
    "verification_note": "Live openai.com page blocks automated readers (Cloudflare check); read on the archived copy of this exact page (web.archive.org, 2026 snapshot). Company-reported figure.",
    "verified_at": "2026-10-23T00:00:00+00:00",
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