Get a Virtual Number for ChatGPT Verification
Signing up for a new OpenAI account and hitting the phone-verify wall? Here's how to pass it in under a minute, from €0.40.
Why people need a second OpenAI / ChatGPT account
OpenAI ties phone numbers to accounts and enforces a small ecosystem's worth of rate limits per account: message caps on ChatGPT, token budgets on the API, image-generation quotas, region-locked features. Developers testing, researchers running experiments, and small teams who don't yet want to move to a full paid organisation all end up needing more than one account.
A virtual number for ChatGPT verification gives you a real cellular number that receives OpenAI's SMS code once. Our stats over the last 90 days put success rate at ~90% on the recommended country list.
Real reasons people buy OpenAI numbers
- Multiple accounts for testing. Developers separating experimental API keys from production usage, or comparing behaviour across accounts.
- Region access. Some features roll out per region; a UK or DE number opens features not yet available in your home region.
- Avoiding rate limits. ChatGPT's free tier throttles per account; a second account is a lightweight bypass for personal use.
- A signup number that isn't your personal one. Standard privacy hygiene — you don't want your SIM number tied to every AI account you experiment with.
- Client-owned OpenAI accounts. Agencies setting up API accounts that belong to the client, not to the agency's personal identity.
How to buy a ChatGPT number on sms.1mail.lt
- Pick "OpenAI / ChatGPT" from the service list on the homepage. Live per-country stock and price show inline.
- Pick a country from the recommended list. UK, Germany, Netherlands and Ireland deliver OpenAI codes with the highest success rate in our stats. Do not buy India, Turkey, Iran or China — OpenAI hard-blocks those prefixes at signup and you'll burn attempts.
- Match your IP. If you're on a VPN, point it at the number's country. OpenAI cross-references phone country and IP country during signup.
- Pay €0.40 (guest) or use wallet (€0.20 after deposit). Enter the number in OpenAI's signup screen, get the code, paste back.
Pricing for ChatGPT numbers
| Purchase mode | Cost per number | Delivery time |
|---|---|---|
| Guest checkout (one-time) | from €0.40 | ~10-45 seconds after payment |
| Wallet purchase (after €5 deposit) | from €0.20 | Instant |
A €5 deposit covers 25 signups in wallet mode — well beyond what most single users need. If you're a team, the deposit balance can be reused across services.
Countries with the best ChatGPT delivery rate
From our own 90-day success-rate data, OpenAI signups succeed most reliably from:
🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇵🇱 Poland 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇫🇮 Finland 🇪🇸 Spain
OpenAI hard-blocks these prefixes for signup: India (+91), Turkey (+90), Iran (+98), China (+86). No provider will get around this — it's an OpenAI policy on the range level. Buy a UK or DE number instead.
Common issues and how to fix them
"This phone number is not supported"
You picked a country from OpenAI's blocklist — most commonly India, Turkey, Iran, China. There is no workaround at the provider level. Cancel the order for a full refund and pick a UK / DE / NL / IE number. Success rate on those is ~90% first-try.
Code arrives but OpenAI says "invalid or expired"
OpenAI's SMS timer is short. If you took more than 2 minutes to paste, the code is dead — click "resend code" and paste the fresh one immediately. Occasionally OpenAI issues two codes if you clicked resend, and only the newest is valid; use the last one we display.
"You've been rate-limited, try later"
OpenAI throttles the signup flow per IP after 2-3 failed attempts. Waiting 30 minutes is the fastest fix; switching IP (mobile hotspot, residential proxy) works too. Do not keep retrying — every failed attempt extends the throttle.
Alternatives we're honest about
For one ChatGPT account you'll keep long-term, using your real SIM is fine — OpenAI doesn't spam or sell the number. If privacy is the goal, a prepaid EU SIM (€5-15) is cheaper for a one-time signup than any virtual-number provider. Free tempsms sites are almost universally blocked by OpenAI — its fraud model has memorised the shared inboxes. Google Voice numbers are rejected outright.
Against paid providers: SMS-Activate has broader stock; for ChatGPT specifically, both providers hit the same OpenAI blocklist, so country choice matters more than provider choice. We're cheaper per attempt (€0.20 wallet) and Stripe payments beat crypto for company expensing.
FAQ
Is using a virtual number for OpenAI against their terms?
OpenAI's Terms of Service require accurate account info and prohibit multiple accounts for the same person to circumvent rate limits. Using a virtual number for a single, honest signup is common practice and not itself a violation. Running an account farm across many virtual numbers is, and OpenAI is increasingly good at detecting it.
Can I buy API credits on an account verified with a virtual number?
Yes. OpenAI validates payment methods (card and billing address), not phone origin. The virtual number is only used at signup — the account then functions like any other. You may hit an ID or business-check when spending grows past a few hundred dollars, but that's a spending-level review unrelated to the phone.
Will OpenAI ask me to re-verify the phone later?
Sometimes, especially if the account triggers abuse detection (very high API traffic, region jumps, prompt-injection patterns). Since our numbers are single-use, enable authenticator-app 2FA immediately after signup — OpenAI accepts that as the re-verification path when it's set up.
How fast do OpenAI codes arrive?
Median 15 seconds on UK / DE / NL numbers, 90th percentile under 45 seconds. If nothing arrives in 60 seconds, cancel — the OpenAI SMS timer expires soon after, and there's no benefit to waiting.
What payment methods do you accept?
Stripe Checkout: cards (Visa/Mastercard/Amex), Apple Pay, Google Pay, Revolut Pay, plus iDEAL and Bancontact for EU customers. No crypto, no PayPal. Guest checkout works with any card; wallet mode uses the same rails for the initial €5 deposit.