OpenAI launches $100/month ChatGPT Pro tier with 5x more Codex usage
OpenAI is restructuring ChatGPT subscriptions, adding a $100/month Pro tier that offers 5x the Codex usage of Plus.
OpenAI is restructuring its ChatGPT consumer subscriptions to accommodate heavier use of Codex, its coding assistant. According to a post from OpenAI on April 9, the company is introducing a new Pro tier priced at $100 per month that provides 5x more Codex usage than the existing Plus plan. OpenAI positioned the tier as best suited for longer, high-effort Codex sessions.
The move signals that agentic coding workloads are becoming a primary driver of consumer AI spend, not just an enterprise API concern. For developers evaluating where to run long-running coding agents, the new tier puts ChatGPT in more direct competition with subscription-based coding tools and metered API usage. For buyers, it also reshapes the pricing ladder between the $20 Plus plan and OpenAI's higher-end offerings, making Codex capacity — rather than model access alone — the key differentiator between tiers.