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30 Sep 2026, 1:26 AM	Hacker News	6.5	ChatGPT Pro 500 OpenAI's help center now lists three ChatGPT Pro tiers: Pro 100 at $100/month, Pro 200 at $200/month, and a new Pro 500 at $500/month, which is the only Pro plan that includes 'Astra Ultrafast' in the model picker. Pro 200 is open to new subscriptions again, but new subscribers who aren't grandfathered get a lower usage allowance than before — OpenAI attributes this to 'increasingly efficient models' — while existing Pro 200 subscribers keep their old allowance only through Oct 29, 2026 at the same $200/month price. The page also notes that at launch, buying credits on Pro 100 or Pro 200 does not unlock Ultrafast, and that model allowances vary by tier and can temporarily run out. Why: If you or your team pays for ChatGPT Pro, the top capability (Astra Ultrafast) is now gated behind $500/month per seat — roughly RM2,000+/month before any FX or card fees — so the decision is whether that spend is justified by the usage allowance or whether API credits on a cheaper plan do the same job. Existing Pro 200 subscribers should check whether they got the eligibility email: their allowance drops to the lower tier on Oct 29, 2026 unless the plan changes, so any workflow that assumes the current limits has a hard expiry date to plan around. openai ai-pricing developer-tools ai-models

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30 Sep 2026, 1:26 AM

Hacker News

6.5

ChatGPT Pro 500

OpenAI's help center now lists three ChatGPT Pro tiers: Pro 100 at $100/month, Pro 200 at $200/month, and a new Pro 500 at $500/month, which is the only Pro plan that includes 'Astra Ultrafast' in the model picker. Pro 200 is open to new subscriptions again, but new subscribers who aren't grandfathered get a lower usage allowance than before — OpenAI attributes this to 'increasingly efficient models' — while existing Pro 200 subscribers keep their old allowance only through Oct 29, 2026 at the same $200/month price. The page also notes that at launch, buying credits on Pro 100 or Pro 200 does not unlock Ultrafast, and that model allowances vary by tier and can temporarily run out.

Why: If you or your team pays for ChatGPT Pro, the top capability (Astra Ultrafast) is now gated behind $500/month per seat — roughly RM2,000+/month before any FX or card fees — so the decision is whether that spend is justified by the usage allowance or whether API credits on a cheaper plan do the same job. Existing Pro 200 subscribers should check whether they got the eligibility email: their allowance drops to the lower tier on Oct 29, 2026 unless the plan changes, so any workflow that assumes the current limits has a hard expiry date to plan around.