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Re: ChatGPT Pro now starts at $100/month

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Post by josh_p » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC

xur17 wrote: post #3

Any idea way "5x or 20x more usage" means?

What’s the difference between the two Pro plans?

Both Pro plans include the same core capabilities. The main difference is usage allowance: Pro $100 unlocks 5x higher usage than Plus (and 10x Codex usage vs. Plus for a limited time), while Pro $200 unlocks 20x usage than Plus.

From their faq

Re: ChatGPT Pro now starts at $100/month

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Post by gmig » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 6:18 PM UTC

This is an additional offering to the existing plan.

5x=$100 20x=$200

Re: ChatGPT Pro now starts at $100/month

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Post by terramex » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 6:18 PM UTC

xur17 wrote: post #3

Any idea way "5x or 20x more usage" means?

5x more usage than in Plus is 100$

20x more usage than in Plus is 200$

I see this when I try to upgrade my Plus subscription.

Re: ChatGPT Pro now starts at $100/month

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Post by AstroBen » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 6:18 PM UTC

recursive wrote: post #9

reed1234 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you pay 200 you get 20x

The price is $100 according to this post. Where is there an option for $200?

seems like this $100 replaced the $200 plan

So.. cheaper?

Re: ChatGPT Pro now starts at $100/month

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Post by hyperionultra » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 6:19 PM UTC

selectively wrote: post #2

Price drops are nice. Unfortunately, the quality differential versus the competitor is night and day. And everyone serious uses the API rate billing anyway.

Disagree. I use codex extensively. It just works so well with vscode and python. Claude with ridiculous limits - thanks no. For some even xAI is good fit.

Re: ChatGPT Pro now starts at $100/month

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Post by satvikpendem » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 6:19 PM UTC

The era of subsidization is over, it seems.

For my money, on the code side at least, GitHub Copilot on VSCode is still the most cost effective option, 10 bucks for 300 requests gets me all I need, especially when I use OpenAI models which are counted as 1x vs Opus which is 3x. I've stopped using all other tools like Claude Code etc.

Re: ChatGPT Pro now starts at $100/month

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Post by varispeed » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 6:19 PM UTC

What is the difference between Pro and normal mode apart from the fact the Pro takes ages to finish? I see not much difference in output quality.

Re: ChatGPT Pro now starts at $100/month

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Post by orphea » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 6:20 PM UTC

recursive wrote: post #9

reed1234 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you pay 200 you get 20x

The price is $100 according to this post. Where is there an option for $200?

You choose on checkout. There it says

    Plan details

    5x more usage than Plus        20x more usage than Plus
    $120/month                     $200/month

Re: ChatGPT Pro now starts at $100/month

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Post by satvikpendem » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 6:20 PM UTC

selectively wrote: post #2

Price drops are nice. Unfortunately, the quality differential versus the competitor is night and day. And everyone serious uses the API rate billing anyway.

I prefer and use 5.4 over Opus, it's simply better, faster, and doesn't glaze me like Claude models want to do for some reason.

Re: ChatGPT Pro now starts at $100/month

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Post by jstummbillig » Thu, Apr 09, 2026, 6:20 PM UTC

2001zhaozhao wrote: post #7

The title is misleading. The only thing they seem to have done was add a $100 plan identical to Claude's, which gives 5x usage of ChatGPT Plus. There is still a $200 plan that gives 20x usage.

That is not the "only" thing: You get access to GPT-5.4 pro.