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April 4, 2026
OpenAI Drops Codex to Pay-Per-Token with No Rate Limits
Published: April 4, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Updated: April 4, 2026 at 12:38 AM
100-word summary
OpenAI just made its Codex coding assistant available on pure consumption pricing for the first time. Companies can now buy Codex-only seats billed by token use instead of fixed monthly fees, with no rate limits. Translation: developers can hammer the AI during crunch time without hitting a wall. The shift comes as Codex users grew 6x since January, with 2 million builders now using it weekly. OpenAI also cut standard ChatGPT Business seats from $25 to $20 annually and threw in $100 credits per new Codex seat to sweeten the deal. The bet is clear: consumption pricing removes the biggest barrier to trying AI coding tools. You pay for what...
What happened
OpenAI just made its Codex coding assistant available on pure consumption pricing for the first time. Companies can now buy Codex-only seats billed by token use instead of fixed monthly fees, with no rate limits. Translation: developers can hammer the AI during crunch time without hitting a wall. The shift comes as Codex users grew 6x since January, with 2 million builders now using it weekly. OpenAI also cut standard ChatGPT Business seats from $25 to $20 annually and threw in $100 credits per new Codex seat to sweeten the deal.
Why it matters
The bet is clear: consumption pricing removes the biggest barrier to trying AI coding tools. You pay for what you use, not what you might use.