{"id":13898,"date":"2026-07-28T07:26:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T07:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/?p=13898"},"modified":"2026-07-28T07:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T07:45:19","slug":"how-to-use-your-chatgpt-subscription-in-managed-openclaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/how-to-use-your-chatgpt-subscription-in-managed-openclaw\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use your ChatGPT subscription in Managed OpenClaw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Managed OpenClaw allows you to connect your ChatGPT Plus or ChatGPT Pro subscription directly to your application. This powers your AI agent while replacing the need for a pay-per-token OpenAI API key.<\/p><p>This guide covers how to authorize and connect your ChatGPT subscription to your active Managed OpenClaw agent.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_14-20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1013\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_14-20.png 1013w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_14-20-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_14-20-768x361.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1013px) 100vw, 1013px\" \/><\/p><h3>Before you start<\/h3><ul>\n<li>You must have an active <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/applications\/openclaw\"><strong>Hostinger Managed OpenClaw<\/strong><\/a> service.<\/li>\n<li>An active <strong>ChatGPT Plus or ChatGPT Pro<\/strong> subscription.<\/li>\n<li>Your Managed OpenClaw application must be online.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h-step-1-navigate-to-ai-settings\">Step 1 &mdash; Navigate to AI settings<\/h2><p>To configure your provider settings, open the AI management interface inside your control area:<\/p><ol>\n<li>Log in to your Hostinger account to access the <a href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>hPanel<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>OpenClaw<\/strong> section from the left sidebar menu.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Manage<\/strong> button next to your application to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/hostinger-managed-openclaw-management-hpanel\/\">manage your OpenClaw<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Select the <strong>AI provider<\/strong> option from the management menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol><h2 id=\"h-step-2-select-provider-and-initiate-connection\">Step 2 &mdash; Select provider and initiate connection<\/h2><p>Switch your provider setup to use subscription-based billing:<\/p><ol>\n<li>Choose <strong>OpenAI<\/strong> from the list of available providers.<\/li>\n<li>Locate the <strong>&ldquo;Use your ChatGPT subscription&rdquo;<\/strong> section and click <strong>Connect<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If you already have an API key saved, confirm the switch.<\/li>\n<\/ol><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">Confirming this action will automatically <strong>remove<\/strong> your existing API key.<\/div><h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13901\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_14-20_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"923\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_14-20_1.png 923w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_14-20_1-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_14-20_1-768x292.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/h2><h2 id=\"h-step-3-authorize-your-chatgpt-account\">Step 3 &mdash; Authorize your ChatGPT account<\/h2><p>An authorization pop-up window will appear with three setup instructions:<\/p><ol>\n<li>Click the provided OpenAI link to open the authorization page.<\/li>\n<li>Sign in with the OpenAI account associated with your active <strong>ChatGPT Plus or Pro<\/strong> subscription.<\/li>\n<li>Copy the code shown on OpenAI, paste it back into the prompt verification field, and click <strong>Verify<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_14-20_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_14-20_2.png 515w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/07\/2026-07-28_14-20_2-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" \/><\/p><h2 id=\"h-step-4-verify-connection\">Step 4 &mdash; Verify connection<\/h2><p>After verification, your application will initialize:<\/p><ol>\n<li>Wait a few moments while your Managed OpenClaw agent restarts automatically.<\/li>\n<li>Once connected, a green <strong>Connected<\/strong> badge will appear on your screen to confirm the connection is active.<\/li>\n<\/ol><p><strong>NOTES<\/strong><\/p><ul>\n<li><strong>Single Authentication Method<\/strong>: Your application uses either a ChatGPT subscription or an OpenAI API key&mdash;never both.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Offline Applications<\/strong>: If the <strong>Connect<\/strong> button is greyed out, your application is currently offline. Wait until the app status returns to online before attempting to connect.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outdated App Versions<\/strong>: If you do not see the &ldquo;Use your ChatGPT subscription&rdquo; card, your application version may not support this feature yet. Check your dashboard to update your application to the latest version.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to connect your ChatGPT Plus or Pro account to power your Managed OpenClaw agent without using a paid OpenAI API key.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":594,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[303],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-openclaw"],"hreflangs":[],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/594"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13898"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13898\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13910,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13898\/revisions\/13910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}