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OpenAI reopens $200 Pro plan but halves API credits per dollar
OpenAI is reopening its $200-per-month Pro subscription to new sign-ups while cutting the amount of API credits granted per dollar by half; the previous 5-hour usage cap for subscribers has been removed. Employee Thibault Sottiaux cited recent releases—GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna, reportedly released this week at half the API price of predecessors—and framed the changes as a shift toward pay‑per‑use pricing.
KEY POINTS
- OpenAI is reopening its $200-per-month Pro subscription to new sign-ups while cutting the amount of API credits granted per dollar by half; the previous 5-hour usage cap for subscribers has been removed.
- Employee Thibault Sottiaux cited recent releases—GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna, reportedly released this week at half the API price of predecessors—and framed the changes as a shift toward pay‑per‑use pricing.
- This matters because it signals OpenAI shifting revenue toward pay‑per‑use pricing, which can change developer and enterprise costs and affect how AI usage is monetized.
WHY IT MATTERS
This matters because it signals OpenAI shifting revenue toward pay‑per‑use pricing, which can change developer and enterprise costs and affect how AI usage is monetized.