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ChatGPT Launches $500/Month Plan: GPT-6 Astra and Highest Usage Limits Unveiled.
- •OpenAI introduced a new high-end ChatGPT subscription plan priced at $500 per month, significantly higher than the existing $200 Pro plan.
- •This plan targets users requiring extensive use of AI models and tools like Codex.
- •The new Pro 500 plan offers 'Ultrafast' computing access for GPT-6 Astra, available in ChatGPT Work and Codex.
- •It includes the highest usage allowance offered by OpenAI, beneficial for professional users who frequently hit limits.
- •The $200 ChatGPT Pro plan will also be re-released with reduced usage limits, having been temporarily halted.
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OpenAI introduced a $500 per month high-end subscription plan tailored for intensive users of AI models and tools like Codex. This plan provides 'Ultrafast' computing access for GPT-6 Astra in ChatGPT Work and Codex, alongside the highest usage allowance offered by the company to prevent professional users from hitting limits.
When the $200 Pro plan returns, it will feature reduced usage limits, providing 10 times the allowance compared to the Plus plan instead of the previous 20 times. Additionally, the weekly chat message limit for GPT-6 Pro will decrease from 200 to 100 messages.
OpenAI temporarily paused new sign-ups and upgrades for the $200 Pro plan on September 10, 2026, because the high demand and heavy usage were putting a severe strain on the company's systems.
