OpenAI halves ChatGPT Pro 200’s usage limit over API cuts
OpenAI resumed signups for its $200-a-month ChatGPT Pro 200 plan on October 2 but cut its usage limit to 10 times that of the $20 ChatGPT Plus plan, down from 20 times. Existing subscribers get a grace period and extra credits. The change follows a 50% API rate cut for GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna, which OpenAI’s Thibault Sottiaux, head of core products, says avoids misleading subscribers with…
Key points
- ChatGPT Pro 200 plan’s usage limit cut from 20x to 10x that of Plus, effective October 2
- API rates for GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna slashed 50%, per OpenAI’s Thibault Sottiaux
- New features like Dot agent and security system drive compute demand, OpenAI says
Sottiaux also cited new DevDay features like the Dot agent and a cloud security system as demanding more compute. He promised Pro 200 users will eventually benefit from model efficiency gains and added perks like Dot chats that don’t count toward usage. User backlash has led some to cancel subscriptions, but OpenAI frames the shift as part of a broader trend toward dynamic pricing and feature integration in AI subscriptions.
Model pages: GPT-6 Astra → · GPT-6 Sol → · GPT-6.1 Sol →
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pcworld.com · 2 October 2026
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