OpenAI halves $200 plan allowance, launches $500 plan
The New Stack reports that OpenAI has halved the allowance attached to its $200 plan and introduced a new $500 plan. According to the source, the change affects the existing $200 tier by cutting its allowance in half, while the newly launched $500 tier sits above it. The article presents these as two simultaneous pricing moves from OpenAI, published on September 29, 2026. The source text provided consists largely of page styling and layout code rather than article prose, so the details available are limited to the headline-level facts: the $200 plan's allowance was halved, and a $500 plan was launched. No model names, usage limits, token counts, feature lists, or effective dates beyond the publication timestamp appear in the excerpt. The digest therefore stays with what the source states and does not characterize the size of the allowance, the contents of either tier, or how the plans compare beyond the price points named in the title.
Developers on OpenAI's $200 plan face a halved allowance, while a new $500 tier offers an alternative at a higher price.