OpenAI halved the allowance of the $200 plan to 10x

3 points by k9294 27d ago ↗ HN

> Our commitment is that, over time, your subscription will continue to help you get more work done with an increasing level of quality.

> Starting October 30, 2026, your included usage in ChatGPT Work and Codex will decrease from 20 times to 10 times the ChatGPT Plus allowance.

> For those who want even more usage and speed, the new Pro 500 tier offers our highest usage allowance, with 25 times the usage of Plus.

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ls1911 27d ago ↗

yea, trae.ai did that this month as well , reduced from 400$ to 100$ credits. its a wave

Betelbuddy 27d ago ↗

Wait... I thought Inference was profitable? ;-)

atleastoptimal 27d ago ↗

API pricing is, but not subscriptions

x52044893 27d ago ↗

what does it mean？

grim_io 27d ago ↗

Previously, you got a magical free money bonus on the $200 sub.

Plus costs 20.

Pro 5x costs 100, and gives 5x Plus usage.

Pro 20x was 200, and previously gave 20x Plus usage, for a 10x difference. Magical free money, wee.

Of course it had to end.

spacedcowboy 27d ago ↗

hmm, maybe there is a case for that 512gb Mac Studio after all...

Not saying it'd price-match this, but if it becomes a regular thing... And with the Micron CEO saying RAM is going to get worse, not better [1], its unlikely the price of the large studio will come down, quite the contrary...

[1] https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/10/01/ram-supply-se...

tagwall 27d ago ↗

According to data from OpenRouter, the top 4 models are now open weight. OpenAI have some serious competition headed their way.

aidiveyt 25d ago ↗

Measured my own burn before changing plans: running the verify command as a second turn cost $0.96 a task against $0.39 plain on Opus 5.5, 125 s against 75 s.

nathan4101 23d ago ↗

Interested

duckiec 23d ago ↗

How predictable will the new 10x practice be in practice, given the fact that usage differs drastically based on effort level, models and tasks?