Codex Pro $200 reopens with halved usage value and no 5-hour limit
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Hi, Tomorrow we are re-opening the Pro $200 subscriptions to new subscribers, but together with it we are also changing how we calculate the usage for it. In effect, if you do the math, it will net out at half the dollar in API spend compared to the old Pro $200 plan. Now that it's said, let me explain why this is happening and why you will still get more work done than if you were on the Pro $200 subscription one month ago. (a) We didn't want to compromise in other ways and are committing to not reintroducing the 5h limit, so that you can fully use the weekly usage when you want. (b) On the subscription, we guarantee that over time you always get more work done and with an increasing level of quality. This means that you will continue to get more value per dollar spent as a result of models getting more efficient and us passing down the improvements in the form of API price reductions. (c) We don't want to put an incentive on ourselves to artificially inflate the API list prices to make it look like you are getting a lot (and workaround it through discounts, etc). Instead we want to continue to both rapidly reduce prices and increase capabilities of models on the API. This…
- Tibo frames the halved usage value as a deliberate tradeoff: OpenAI chose to cut per-dollar usage rather than bring back other limits, so subscribers can spend their whole weekly allowance whenever they want.
- OpenAI says it will not inflate API list prices to make subscriptions look generous through discounts. Instead it expects prices to fall far enough that buying usage as needed costs about the same per dollar as a subscription.
- The note promises subscribers get more work per dollar over time, with model efficiency gains passed through as API price cuts, and says new subscription features that do not draw on usage were due the next day.
The reopened Pro $200 plan nets about half the API spend of the old plan, keeps no 5-hour limit, and GPT-6 Sol and Luna API prices dropped 50%. It resets cost expectations for heavy Codex use.
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