OpenAI Pauses New Sign-Ups for Its $200 ChatGPT Pro Plan
ChatGPT Pro 500
OpenAI has temporarily stopped new sign-ups and upgrades to the $200 ChatGPT Pro tier (Pro 20X) as of September 10, 2026. Existing $200 subscriptions and the $100 Pro tier remain unaffected. The $100 plan offers 5x the usage of Plus, while the $200 plan provides 20x. The pause also blocks new promotional redemptions for the $200 tier.
Existing ChatGPT Pro $200 subscriptions and new or existing ChatGPT Pro $100 subscriptions are not affected by this pause.
- azuanrb
So many negative comments here. Among my circle, it’s not uncommon for people to have multiple $200 accounts. This seems like it would make things easier for them by letting them use one account instead of juggling two or more.
What they’re doing with billions of tokens every week, beats me. But these users absolutely do exist.
- notfried
They also said this in the email announcement I got:
> As a thank you for being an existing subscriber and to help you continue to build your most ambitious ideas and transition, we’re also giving you a one-time grant of 62,500 usage credits (a $2,500 USD value). You’ll see these appear in Settings > Usage. They will expire on December 31, 2026, and use of the credits is governed by the Service Credit Terms.
I have no idea how much 62,500 usage credits are. Given the value they suggest I feel it's like one extra week of usage.
- solfox
It's actually insane how often I switch between Anthropic and Codex subscriptions. The experience on these platforms is a bit like riding a roller coaster.
- bhelkey
> See the pricing page for a comparison of the features and usage included in each plan.
Does anyone see the usage limits? I don't see anything indicating how much usage is in each tier.
I checked:
* https://chatgpt.com/pricing/
* https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9793128-about-chatgpt-pr...
* https://chatgpt.com/#pricing (signed in plan upgrade page)
- shepherdjerred
ChatGPT Plus: 1x usage, $20
Pro 100: 5x usage, $100
Pro 200: 10x usage, $200 (previously was 20x usage, $200)
Pro 500: 25x usage, $500
So, essentially scaling is equal. You get the same amount of usage from 25 ChatGPT Pro accounts as you do from one Pro 500 account.
It's fair, but a big of a rug pull considering how good of a deal Pro 200 was.
- bottlepalm
Reading the original post and replies on X is hilarious https://x.com/thsottiaux/status/2104823812042940713
- ferrouswheel
Lowering usage limits, increasing price.
This is just the beginning. Migrate to open models ASAP.
- buckleyourshoe
I wonder how this will go with the new releases like MiMo-v2.6-Pro or future GLM, DeepSeek, and Kimi releases around the corner. Once planned with Fable or Astra, the build process isn't much different with the open weight models from my usage.