GoKawiilOpenAI to reopen $200 Pro plan with revised usage calculation
OpenAI announced it will reopen its $200 Pro subscription to new subscribers, alongside a change to how usage is calculated that effectively halves the equivalent API spend compared to the previous version of the plan. The company says it will not reintroduce a prior 5-hour usage limit, and plans to add new subscription features, not yet detailed, that won't count against usage limits. OpenAI also noted it recently cut prices on its GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna models by 50%.
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By tying subscription value to falling API prices rather than fixed usage caps, OpenAI appears to be trying to reassure users that the changed calculation isn't a stealth price hike, though the actual real-world impact depends on details not yet disclosed. The framing suggests OpenAI wants to avoid incentives to keep API list prices artificially high, which could affect how competitors price their own subscription tiers.
- OpenAI is reopening the $200 Pro subscription to new users with a revised usage calculation.
- The new calculation reportedly nets out to half the API spend of the old Pro plan, but without reinstating a 5-hour limit.
- OpenAI teased unspecified new subscription features and cited a 50% price cut on GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna.
Source: twitter.com, 2026-09-29
Published there as: “OpenAI: Tomorrow we are re-opening the Pro $200 subscription”
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