OpenAI gives as an illustrative example a critical one-click account takeover in ChatGPT with a historical award of $6,500 and a new payout of $51,577, calculated as $30,000 x 1.15 quality bonus x 1.30 priority campaign bonus x 1.15 loyalty tier bonus, and says all scenarios and historical awards are illustrative.

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Critical - ChatGPT (core asset): One-click account takeover. | $6,500 | $30,000 × 1.15 Quality Bonus × 1.30 Priority Campaign Bonus × 1.15 31337 Loyalty Tier Bonus | $51,577 ... All scenarios and historical awards are illustrative.

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Rewarding defenders with bigger bug bounties
OpenAI · 2026-11-02

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OpenAI pays up to $30,000 for critical bugs in core products like ChatGPT 3 Nov 2026