OpenAI Codex Moves to API Usage-Based Pricing for All Users

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Post by wheelerwj » Wed, Apr 08, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC

OpenAI Codex Moves to API Usage-Based Pricing for All Users
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Re: OpenAI Codex Moves to API Usage-Based Pricing for All Users

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Post by wheelerwj » Wed, Apr 08, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC

I didn't see this over the weekend, caught me off guard this morning when i found out i have 0 credits left for the week. I had really started to like it too but now ill be going back to claud fulltime.

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Post by manuelr-t » Wed, Apr 08, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC

Hope they don't restrict the 3rd party app like anthropic did

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Post by supermdguy » Wed, Apr 08, 2026, 11:03 PM UTC

Headline/article is extremely misleading. They still have subscription plans with included usage, but those usage limits are now based on tokens instead of messages.

https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001106-codex-rate-card

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Post by gnabgib » Wed, Apr 08, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC

Discussion (209 points, 3 days ago, 193 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47650726

Re: OpenAI Codex Moves to API Usage-Based Pricing for All Users

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Post by wheelerwj » Wed, Apr 08, 2026, 11:40 PM UTC

gnabgib wrote: post #5

Discussion (209 points, 3 days ago, 193 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47650726

ty, didn't see that.