OpenAI halved the allowance of the $200 plan to 10x

k9294 18 points 7 comments October 01, 2026
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> Our commitment is that, over time, your subscription will continue to help you get more work done with an increasing level of quality. > Starting October 30, 2026, your included usage in ChatGPT Work and Codex will decrease from 20 times to 10 times the ChatGPT Plus allowance. > For those who want even more usage and speed, the new Pro 500 tier offers our highest usage allowance, with 25 times the usage of Plus.

Discussion Highlights (5 comments)

ls1911

yea, trae.ai did that this month as well , reduced from 400$ to 100$ credits. its a wave

Betelbuddy

Wait... I thought Inference was profitable? ;-)

x52044893

what does it mean?

spacedcowboy

hmm, maybe there is a case for that 512gb Mac Studio after all... Not saying it'd price-match this, but if it becomes a regular thing... And with the Micron CEO saying RAM is going to get worse, not better [1], its unlikely the price of the large studio will come down, quite the contrary... [1] https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/10/01/ram-supply-se...

tagwall

According to data from OpenRouter, the top 4 models are now open weight. OpenAI have some serious competition headed their way.

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