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April 11, 2026
OpenAI Adds $100 Tier With 5x More Codex Access
Published: April 11, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Updated: April 11, 2026 at 12:36 AM
100-word summary
OpenAI just wedged a new $100/month ChatGPT Pro tier between its $20 Plus plan and $200 top tier, giving developers five times more access to Codex, its coding assistant. The move arrives as weekly Codex users hit 3 million, a fivefold jump in three months. The new tier comes with a temporary 2x usage boost through May 31. Meanwhile, OpenAI is quietly rebalancing Plus to favor more coding sessions spread across the week instead of marathon daily sprints. Translation: if your team burns through Codex limits writing code, you can now get 5x capacity for one-fifth the price of the old Pro tier. That's the clearest signal yet that OpenAI...
What happened
OpenAI just wedged a new $100/month ChatGPT Pro tier between its $20 Plus plan and $200 top tier, giving developers five times more access to Codex, its coding assistant. The move arrives as weekly Codex users hit 3 million, a fivefold jump in three months. The new tier comes with a temporary 2x usage boost through May 31. Meanwhile, OpenAI is quietly rebalancing Plus to favor more coding sessions spread across the week instead of marathon daily sprints.
Why it matters
Translation: if your team burns through Codex limits writing code, you can now get 5x capacity for one-fifth the price of the old Pro tier. That's the clearest signal yet that OpenAI sees developers, not casual chatters, as its growth engine.