OpenAI reopens $200 Pro and halves API credits per dollar on the plan
According to The Decoder and Techmeme, OpenAI reopened its two-hundred-dollar monthly Pro tier to new sign-ups while halving API credits per dollar, framing a move from subsidized flat rates toward usage-based billing. The five-hour cap is gone for good so weekly allotment may be used flexibly. Techmeme cites Engadget on a five-hundred-dollar Pro plan with top usage, Ultrafast Codex up to eight times standard speed, and Sign in with ChatGPT across sixteen launch partners including Vercel and Devin. Thibault Sottiaux told The Decoder that GPT-6 Sol and Luna efficiency should offset the credit reduction. Builders should rebalance subscription allowance against metered API spend. Nous Research claimed ChatGPT sign-in for Nous Portal and Hermes Agent in its own post, which this packet does not independently verify.
OpenAI reopens $200 Pro and halves API credits per dollar on the plan
OpenAI is reopening its $200-per-month Pro subscription to new sign-ups but cutting API credits per dollar in half. The 5-hour usage cap is gone for good: subscribers can spread their weekly allotment however they want.
Key takeaway
The $200 Pro tier is back for new subscribers, but half the API credits per dollar pushes heavy users toward metered API spend or the new $500 tier.
What happened
OpenAI is reopening its $200 Pro subscription to new sign-ups while cutting API credits per dollar in half, according to The Decoder and Techmeme pickups citing Matthias Bastian. OpenAI employee Thibault Sottiaux told The Decoder that more efficient models like GPT-6 Sol and Luna are meant to make up for the difference, and the reporting describes the move as part of a shift from subsidized flat-rate plans toward usage-based billing.
Techmeme and The Decoder also report that the five-hour usage cap on the $200 tier is removed permanently so subscribers can spread their weekly allotment as they choose. The same news cycle includes a $500-per-month Pro plan with the highest included usage, Ultrafast Codex generation up to eight times standard speed, and Sign in with ChatGPT so Plus and Pro allowances work with sixteen launch partners including Vercel and Devin.
Evidence
OpenAI reopened $200 Pro sign-ups and halved API credits per dollar on that plan.
The Decoder · attributed
OpenAI is reopening its $200 Pro subscription to new sign-ups but cutting API credits per dollar in half.
OpenAI frames efficiency gains from GPT-6 Sol and Luna as offsetting the credit cut.
The Decoder · attributed
More efficient models like GPT-6 Sol and Luna make up for the difference, employee Thibault Sottiaux says.
The five-hour cap on the $200 Pro tier was removed.
Techmeme · attributed
The 5-hour usage cap is gone for good: subscribers can spread their weekly allotment however they want.
OpenAI introduced a $500 monthly Pro tier with higher usage and faster Codex.
Techmeme · attributed
OpenAI unveils a $500/month Pro plan, offering its highest usage allowance and access to its new Ultrafast tier, with up to 8x faster token generation in Codex
Plus and Pro subscribers can use plan allowance with sixteen partners via Sign in with ChatGPT.
Techmeme · attributed
OpenAI says Plus and Pro subscribers can use their existing plan allowance with 16 launch partners, including Vercel and Devin, via Sign in with ChatGPT
Nous Research partnered with OpenAI for Sign in with ChatGPT on Nous Portal and Hermes Agent.
Nous Research · attributed
We've partnered with @OpenAI to bring the new Sign in with ChatGPT experience to Nous Portal. Log into Nous Portal with ChatGPT to use your plan in Hermes Agent, with full visibility and controls in ChatGPT settings.
Sam Altman said OpenAI wants to go public eventually but not yet.
Bloomberg Technology · attributed
CEO Sam Altman says OpenAI ultimately wants to become a public company, but not yet.
Why it matters
OpenAI is repricing consumer Pro and partner sign-in flows in one window, which changes where builders should route inference spend between subscription allowance and direct API billing.
Limits and uncertainties
The CNBC item on abandoning a model release over safety is present only as a short headline excerpt in the packet, without supporting reporting text here.
Nous Research's partnership claims come from its own social post; the packet does not include independent verification beyond that statement.
Practical implications
Teams on the $200 Pro tier should recalculate effective API credit value per dollar before relying on bundled allowance for production workloads.
Products that integrate Sign in with ChatGPT may let subscribers consume plan quota inside third-party tools, affecting how you meter and cap usage across partners.
What to watch
Whether OpenAI publishes explicit credit tables or migration terms for existing Pro subscribers after the per-dollar API credit halving.
How many of the sixteen Sign in with ChatGPT launch partners ship production integrations and how allowance consumption appears in ChatGPT settings.
