OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT Pro

OpenAI has put a $100-a-month version of ChatGPT in front of people who spend long stretches writing and reviewing code, not people who ask a few questions between meetings. The company said on April 9 that the new Pro tier gives five times the Codex usage of ChatGPT Plus and is aimed at “longer, high-effort” coding sessions. (community.openai.com) Codex is OpenAI’s coding agent, which means it is built to write code, review code, and carry out software tasks instead of just chatting about them. OpenAI says people can use Codex in a terminal, in an integrated development environment, on the web, and in the cloud with the same ChatGPT account. (help.openai.com) The pricing ladder now looks much sharper than before. OpenAI’s help pages describe ChatGPT Plus at $20 a month for lighter use, while ChatGPT Pro at $100 a month is “built for real projects” and comes with much higher allowances for tools like Codex and Deep Research. (help.openai.com) The pitch is not just more messages. OpenAI says the new Pro tier still includes the existing Pro features, including the exclusive Pro model and unlimited access to its Instant and Thinking models, while adding the bigger Codex allotment on top. (community.openai.com) There is also a launch window designed to make the upgrade feel bigger right away. OpenAI said that through May 31, Pro subscribers will get up to 10 times the Codex usage of ChatGPT Plus during the temporary promotion. (community.openai.com) That temporary bump sits on top of a broader Codex push that has been running across ChatGPT plans. In the Codex app announcement, OpenAI said it was doubling rate limits for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Education users for a limited time, and making Codex available across the command line interface, web, integrated development environment extension, and app. (openai.com) The company is also separating solo power users from teams more clearly. OpenAI’s Codex pricing page says individuals can buy Pro for $200 a month with higher limits, while Business and Enterprise customers can buy extra workspace credits, which turns coding agents into something that can be budgeted like cloud software instead of a flat consumer subscription. (developers.openai.com) That split matters because OpenAI is now selling two different habits. ChatGPT Plus is for someone who dips into coding help during the week, while the new $100 Pro plan is for someone who wants Codex running across parallel projects without hitting the wall as fast. (help.openai.com)