{
  "dataset": "LimitSheet",
  "version": "v1",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "LimitSheet (https://limitsheet.com/)",
  "url": "https://limitsheet.com/changes/2026-09-29-chatgpt-pro-500-and-pro-200-reopened/",
  "item": {
    "id": "2026-09-29-chatgpt-pro-500-and-pro-200-reopened",
    "date": "2026-09-29",
    "announced_on": "2026-09-29",
    "effective_on": "2026-09-29",
    "detected_on": "2026-10-02",
    "published_on": "2026-10-02",
    "products": [
      "codex"
    ],
    "plans": [
      "chatgpt-pro-5x",
      "chatgpt-pro-20x",
      "chatgpt-pro-500"
    ],
    "kind": "both",
    "title": "ChatGPT Pro: a new $500 plan, Pro 200 reopens with a lower allowance, no five-hour limit for Pro currently",
    "summary": "On September 29, 2026 OpenAI introduced Pro 500, a $500/month ChatGPT Pro plan with the highest included usage of the Pro plans and access to Astra Ultrafast, and made Pro 200 available for new subscriptions again at $200/month. New Pro 200 subscriptions that are not eligible for grandfathering get a lower usage allowance than before; eligible subscribers keep the previous allowance through October 29, 2026. OpenAI now names the Pro plans Pro 100, Pro 200 and Pro 500, and its Codex pricing page says Pro plans currently have no five-hour limit.",
    "before": "Pro was sold as a $100 tier and a $200 tier, described as 5x or 20x more Codex usage than Plus, with five-hour message estimates listed for both; new sign-ups and upgrades to the $200 plan had been paused since September 10, 2026.",
    "after": "Pro 100 ($100), Pro 200 ($200) and Pro 500 ($500) are on sale, and only Pro 500 includes Astra Ultrafast. New Pro 200 subscriptions that are not eligible for grandfathering get a lower allowance, and eligible existing ones move to it after October 29, 2026. Pro plans currently have no five-hour limit; weekly limits may also apply.",
    "baseline_note": "Compared with the Pro tiers of September 29, 2026: the $100 tier introduced as the 5X tier and the $200 plan that OpenAI called Pro 20X. The $100 and $200 prices did not change. OpenAI no longer states multiples of Plus, gives no size for the lower Pro 200 allowance and lists no Pro five-hour estimates, so the change in usage is not quantified here. The page does not say when the five-hour limit disappeared: the copy saved on September 29, 2026 still listed five-hour estimates for Pro, and the copy of October 2, 2026 says Pro plans have no five-hour limit.",
    "direction": "mixed",
    "material": true,
    "source_ids": [
      "openai-help-chatgpt-release-notes",
      "openai-help-chatgpt-pro-tiers",
      "openai-codex-pricing",
      "openai-codex-pricing-2026-09-29",
      "openai-help-chatgpt-pro-tiers-2026-09-19",
      "venturebeat-chatgpt-pro-100-2026-04-09"
    ],
    "quotes": [
      {
        "source_id": "openai-help-chatgpt-release-notes",
        "quote": "We’re introducing Pro 500, a new $500/month plan with the highest included usage of the Pro plans and access to Astra Ultrafast in ChatGPT Work and Codex."
      },
      {
        "source_id": "openai-help-chatgpt-release-notes",
        "quote": "Pro 200 is available for new subscriptions again at $200/month. Included usage allowances are changing."
      },
      {
        "source_id": "openai-help-chatgpt-pro-tiers",
        "quote": "New subscriptions that aren’t eligible for grandfathering include a lower usage allowance than previously offered with Pro 200 to reflect our increasingly efficient models. The monthly price remains $200."
      },
      {
        "source_id": "openai-help-chatgpt-pro-tiers",
        "quote": "If your Pro 200 subscription was active at the eligibility cutoff or during the seven days before it, you’re eligible to keep your previous included usage allowance through Oct 29, 2026 while you have an active Pro 200 subscription."
      },
      {
        "source_id": "openai-help-chatgpt-pro-tiers",
        "quote": "After that date, your subscription will move to the lower included usage allowance. Your subscription price stays at $200/month."
      },
      {
        "source_id": "openai-help-chatgpt-pro-tiers",
        "quote": "Among Pro plans, Ultrafast is available only on Pro 500."
      },
      {
        "source_id": "openai-help-chatgpt-pro-tiers",
        "quote": "Pro 100 | $100 | Not included"
      },
      {
        "source_id": "openai-help-chatgpt-pro-tiers",
        "quote": "Pro 200 | $200 | Not included"
      },
      {
        "source_id": "openai-help-chatgpt-pro-tiers",
        "quote": "Pro 500 | $500 | Included"
      },
      {
        "source_id": "openai-codex-pricing",
        "quote": "Plans at $100, $200, or $500 USD per month"
      },
      {
        "source_id": "openai-codex-pricing",
        "quote": "Pro plans currently have no five-hour limit."
      },
      {
        "source_id": "openai-codex-pricing",
        "quote": "Local messages and cloud chats share your plan’s usage allowance. Weekly limits may also apply."
      },
      {
        "source_id": "openai-codex-pricing-2026-09-29",
        "quote": "5x or 20x more Codex usage than Plus*"
      },
      {
        "source_id": "openai-codex-pricing-2026-09-29",
        "quote": "GPT-6 Sol | 15-150 | 70-700 | 300-3,000 | 15-150 | Usage-based"
      },
      {
        "source_id": "openai-help-chatgpt-pro-tiers-2026-09-19",
        "quote": "Note: As of September 10, 2026, we’re temporarily pausing new sign-ups and upgrades to the ChatGPT Pro $200 plan (Pro 20X)."
      },
      {
        "source_id": "venturebeat-chatgpt-pro-100-2026-04-09",
        "quote": "OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Pro $100 tier with 5X usage limits for Codex compared to Plus"
      }
    ],
    "verified_at": "2026-10-02",
    "verified_by": "Lokesh Rathore",
    "verified_method": "ai_assisted"
  }
}