Key Points:
- OpenAI introduced a new $100 per month Pro plan for ChatGPT, bridging pricing gaps.
- This new plan offers five times more Codex than the $20 Plus plan, aiming to compete with Anthropic.
- The $100 plan provides the same advanced tools and models as the $200 plan, with double Codex for a limited time.
- The pricing strategy targets power users who found the $200 plan too expensive, following recent GPT model advancements.
OpenAI has filled a big gap in its ChatGPT subscription pricing by launching a new $100 per month Pro plan. This new option sits between its $20 per month Plus plan and the existing $200 per month Pro plan. This mid-tier plan offers five times more Codex than the $20 option and seems designed to compete with Anthropic’s $100 per month Claude plan. An OpenAI spokesperson told that, “Compared with Claude Code, Codex delivers more coding capacity per dollar across paid tiers.”
So, what’s the difference between OpenAI’s two Pro plans? The $200 version provides four times more Codex. However, according to OpenAI’s product page, you get the same advanced tools and models with the $100 plan. To encourage users to try it, OpenAI will offer double the Codex for a limited time, which is 10 times what you get with the Plus plan.
Users have been asking for a plan like this for quite a while, according to posts on OpenAI’s developer community forums. “The Plus plan will remain the best deal at $20 for regular, daily use of Codex, and the new $100 Pro tier offers an easier upgrade path for heavier daily use,” OpenAI stated in a post on X.
With the release of GPT 5.2 late last year and GPT-5.3-Codex in February, OpenAI greatly improved the speed and reasoning abilities of Codex. This gave developers a difficult choice between ChatGPT and Claude Opus. However, the $200 per month price of ChatGPT was a sticking point for many power users. OpenAI no doubt hopes the new $100 plan will convince those who were unsure to make the switch.
