# 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.

Oossa · 2026-09-29 · https://oossa.com/en/openai-reopens-200-pro-plan-and-halves-its-api-credits

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.

## The facts

- Pro costs $200 per month.
- GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna launched this week at half the API price of their predecessors, according to OpenAI employee Thibault Sottiaux.

## 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

1. [OpenAI reopens its $200 Pro plan but cuts API credits in half as it nudges users toward pay-per-use](https://the-decoder.com/openai-reopens-its-200-pro-plan-but-cuts-api-credits-in-half-as-it-nudges-users-toward-pay-per-use/) – The Decoder, 2026-09-29
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.](https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1wt5f4e/looks_like_the_era_of_subsidised_compute_is/) – Reddit r/LocalLLaMA, 2026-09-29

Last updated: 2026-09-29