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// 1h agoPRODUCT UPDATE
ChatGPT Pro Returns, Usage Halved
OpenAI says its $200 ChatGPT Pro tier is reopening with a revised usage formula delivering roughly half the previous plan’s API-equivalent spend. The company says the five-hour limit will not return, while additional non-usage features are planned.
// ANALYSIS
This is a capacity-and-margin reset framed as efficiency: developers may get better models per token, but they are paying the same price for materially less headroom.
- –Removing the five-hour limit changes when users consume their quota, not how much total usage they receive.
- –Heavy Codex users may now face tighter weekly limits or need metered API credits.
- –The change follows OpenAI’s September pause of new $200 subscriptions amid infrastructure strain from Astra demand. [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/10/openai-puts-pro-subscriptions-on-hold-due-to-astra-demand/)
- –The opaque usage formula makes it difficult for developers to forecast costs or compare plans rationally.
- –A reported $500 Pro Max tier remains unannounced, so it should be treated as speculation. [CellCog](https://cellcog.ai/blog/chatgpt-pro-max/)
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chatgpt-prochatbotllmcoding-agentapipricing
DISCOVERED
1h ago
2026-09-29
PUBLISHED
1h ago
2026-09-29
RELEVANCE
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AUTHOR
mark_k