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OpenAI reopens $200 Pro plan and halves its API credits
OpenAI is again accepting new sign-ups for its $200-a-month Pro plan, while reducing the API credits included with each dollar of subscription spending. The company says cheaper new models and a more flexible usage allowance offset the cut.
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OpenAI has reopened its $200-per-month Pro subscription to new customers, but subscribers now receive half as many API credits per dollar. The company says the new GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna models cost half as much to use through the API as their predecessors, so subscribers can still get more done than a month ago.
OpenAI has also removed the plan’s five-hour usage cap; subscribers can use their weekly allowance whenever they choose. The changes point toward pricing based more on how much AI people use, rather than heavily subsidized monthly subscriptions, though the source does not specify the new credit amount.
Why it matters
The shift could make AI costs track usage more closely, while changing how much value subscribers get from a fixed monthly fee.
Sources & references
| # | Source | Outlet | Date | Key takeaway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OpenAI reopens its $200 Pro plan but cuts API credits in half as it nudges users toward pay-per-use ↗ | The Decoder | Sep 29, 2026 | OpenAI is reopening its $200 Pro subscription to new sign-ups but cutting API credits per dollar in half. |
| 2 | Looks like the era of subsidised compute is coming to an end. The old ChatGPT Pro $200 20x plan will be halved. The new $500 plan will have similar limits as the (old) $200 plan. ↗ | Reddit r/LocalLLaMA | Sep 29, 2026 | submitted by /u/Norwood_Reaper_ [link] [comments] |
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