OpenAI to Reopen $200 ChatGPT Pro Sept. 30 With Reduced Usage Allowance; $500 Pro Max Surfaces

OpenAI paused new sign-ups for the $200 Pro tier on September 10 after unprecedented demand for GPT-6 Astra. During the pause, the $100 Pro option was the highest plan newcomers could actually buy. The wait lasted nearly three weeks.

Sottiaux said the returning $200 plan will not work exactly like the one that disappeared. The change is in the usage calculation rather than the monthly price.

OpenAI says cheaper models and the removal of the five-hour cap should offset the reduction in the API-dollar allowance, according to Android Authority. The returning plan is set to end the sign-up wait, but with a different usage allowance than before.

Separately, an unannounced $500-per-month ChatGPT Pro Max tier has surfaced, with the "Fastest Work and Codex" listed as a key perk. Android Authority reported the tier as unannounced, meaning OpenAI has not formally introduced it.

For nearly three weeks, anyone who wanted ChatGPT's most expensive individual plan had to wait on the sidelines. The $200 Pro plan is reopening on September 30, with the price unchanged but the usage terms revised.

Editor's Summary

OpenAI will reopen $200 ChatGPT Pro sign-ups on Sept. 30 after a nearly three-week pause, but the plan will carry about half the previous API-dollar allowance. OpenAI says cheaper models and the removal of a five-hour cap should offset the change. An unannounced $500-per-month Pro Max tier has also surfaced, listing "Fastest Work and Codex" as a key perk.