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OpenAI halved the allowance of the $200 plan to 10x
19 points by k9294 1 day ago | 7 comments
> 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.



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

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

API pricing is, but not subscriptions

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

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...


what does it mean?

Previously, you got a magical free money bonus on the $200 sub.

Plus costs 20.

Pro 5x costs 100, and gives 5x Plus usage.

Pro 20x was 200, and previously gave 20x Plus usage, for a 10x difference. Magical free money, wee.

Of course it had to end.