As recorded at collection: ChatGPT Plus subscription for about 85 yuan per month

The official price of ChatGPT Plus is $20 per month (about 145 yuan), while the higher-tier Pro plan costs $200 per month. Using Google Play’s country-specific price differences, you can subscribe to Plus in the Bolivar (Venezuela) region for about 85 yuan per month. The author filled in details missing from a process shared by another blogger and says they successfully tested it with both an existing and a new account. It takes about 30 minutes if you know the process, or about an hour the first time.

Prepare an Android phone with Google services installed, a clean overseas server for routing around access restrictions, a China Merchants Bank (招商银行) All Currency Visa credit card, and a Google account. Order LisaHost’s “US Dual ISP Residential IP VPS” for 499 yuan per year, and enter coupon code TS-CBP205DQJE to get 50 yuan off. Select a Debian-based operating system on the order page, and the server access details will arrive by email after 5 to 10 minutes. For the card, search for “Apply for a credit card” in the China Merchants Bank app and apply for the black “Visa All Currency International Credit Card.” Turn on the VPN, open an incognito browser window, go to https://accounts.google.com/signup, and select “your own account.” Enter your name in Roman letters, enter an age of 18 or older, complete phone verification with country code +86, and set the country to the target region. On the Android phone, open Google Play and go to profile at the top right → Settings → Account and device preferences → Country and profiles, then change the region to Bolivar. Go to Payments and subscriptions → Payment methods → Add a card, enter an address for that region and the card number, expiration date, and CVV, then subscribe in the ChatGPT app.

You must keep the VPN connected from account creation through payment, and keep at least 200 yuan on the card. Google rejects dual-logo cards that also display UnionPay, so you need a Visa card with a Visa logo only. If you previously registered a card from another region or PayPal, Google Play will continue using the existing payment method and the payment will fail, so you must remove all payment methods that are not from your target region. You can change your Google Play country only once a year, and after changing it, you must wait at least 90 days. When you change regions, any balance remaining in the previous region will disappear. Existing Google accounts have a more complicated process than new accounts because of security checks and other factors, and the Turkey region currently carries a high risk. LisaHost offers unconditional refunds within 48 hours, so you can get the server cost refunded.