Quick Facts

  • OpenAI launched a $100 ChatGPT Pro tier with 5X more Codex usage than the $20 Plus plan
  • Codex reached 3 million weekly users, representing 5X growth in three months with 70% month-over-month growth
  • The new tier directly matches Anthropic’s pricing structure as both companies compete for developer subscriptions

OpenAI launched a $100 ChatGPT Pro tier on April 9, 2026, targeting developers who need more coding assistance capacity than the standard Plus plan provides.

The new subscription tier offers five times more Codex usage than the $20 Plus level. Through May 31, 2026, subscribers receive a promotional boost of 10 times the Codex usage of ChatGPT Plus.

CEO Sam Altman announced the launch on X, stating: “It is very nice to see Codex getting so much love. We are launching a $100 ChatGPT Pro tier by very popular demand.”

Codex has reached 3 million weekly users, up from 2 million just under a month prior. The coding assistant shows 70% month-over-month growth and represents a five-fold increase over three months.

The Pro tier includes GPT-5.4 with 400-2,000 local messages every 5 hours, GPT-5.4-mini with 1,200-7,000 local messages every 5 hours, and GPT-5.3-Codex with 600-3,000 local messages plus 200-1,200 cloud tasks every 5 hours. Pro subscribers also get exclusive access to GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark in research preview.

The launch comes as Anthropic’s annualized run-rate revenue topped $30 billion, surpassing OpenAI’s last reported ARR of approximately $24-25 billion. Anthropic’s Claude Code reached over $2.5 billion in run-rate revenue in February 2026.

OpenAI now offers five personal subscription tiers: Free, Go ($8 monthly), Plus ($20 monthly), the new Pro ($100 monthly), and existing Pro ($200 monthly). The company states the Plus plan “will continue to be the best offer at $20 for steady, day-to-day usage of Codex, and the new $100 Pro tier offers a more accessible upgrade path for heavier daily use.”

Each ChatGPT Pro subscriber generates $1,200 annually compared to $240 from the Plus tier, representing a five-fold revenue increase per user.

Read more: OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Pro $100 tier with 5X usage limits for Codex compared to Plus

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