ChatGPT Pro: Who is the new $100 plan for?

OpenAI has added a new $100-per-month Pro tier to its pricing lineup, alongside the $20 Plus subscription and the existing $200 Pro plan. The new option is especially relevant for programmers who use OpenAI’s coding agent, Codex. As Sam Altman wrote on X, Codex has now reached 3 million weekly active users, even if it is not yet completely flawless. Considering that Codex was introduced only a few months ago, that is a notable figure and likely one reason OpenAI has introduced another plan to give users with greater demand more room for longer and parallel coding tasks.

Codex is OpenAI’s AI coding assistant inside ChatGPT. It can write code, help with pull requests and support multiple coding processes in parallel. The new $100 plan is specifically aimed at Codex users with moderate usage needs. According to OpenAI, it includes 5x the regular Codex usage available with Plus, and temporarily even up to 10x as much. That temporary 10x boost acts as an introductory bonus and remains in place until May 31, 2026. After that, the plan returns to its standard 5x usage capacity relative to Plus. For power users, the $200 subscription will likely remain the better long-term choice, as it allows 20x as much Codex usage as Plus.

ChatGPT Plus loses some of its appeal

Once the current Codex promotion ends, OpenAI plans to adjust the lower-cost Plus plan. According to the company, Plus will then be designed more for steady use across the week and less for especially long, high-intensity sessions on individual days. That point is currently driving discussion, as some users see it as a shift that makes the more expensive Pro tiers look more attractive.

The reaction on Reddit has therefore been rather skeptical. Many users see the new $100 subscription less as a customer-friendly upgrade and more as a pricing strategy. The most common criticism is that the new plan mainly looks appealing because Plus is becoming less attractive. Still, the mood is not entirely negative. Power users in particular view $100 as a sensible middle ground for people who find Plus too restrictive but the $200 Pro tier too expensive.