ChatGPT Pro 200 now gives new subscribers less usage for the same $200
After pausing $200 Pro sign-ups on Sep 10, OpenAI reopened it as Pro 200 at $200/month with a lower included allowance, reported as about 10x Plus in ChatGPT Work and Codex instead of 20x, and added a $500 Pro tier.
What changed
- Limits cut, Sep 29, 2026
- Before: $200/mo with about 20x Plus usage
- After: $200/mo with a lower allowance (reported ~10x Plus); top usage now in Pro 500 at $500/mo
- Existing customers: Subscribers active between Sep 22 and Sep 29, 2026 keep the previous allowance through Oct 29, 2026 at the same $200 price (plus a reported one-time $2,500 credit grant).
Cheaper alternatives to ChatGPT
At 1 user, ChatGPT costs $8/mo. 1 AI assistant costs less:
- Gemini: $4.99/mo (Google AI Plus), covers 89% of ChatGPT; missing or partial: Code & file workspace (partly), Custom AI assistants (partly), Schedules & event triggers (partly), Prebuilt app integrations (partly), Company knowledge grounding (partly)
ChatGPT alternatives: 4 AI assistants compared, at every size.
Sources
Every price and change for ChatGPT: ChatGPT.