OpenAI scraps Pro 200 cut and doubles usage limits

OpenAI is reversing a planned cut to its ChatGPT Pro 200 subscription. At the same time, the allowance for the Work and Codex tools has been doubled on several of the Pro plans. Prices are unchanged.

Work and Codex are tools that let AI handle longer work tasks. They share the same usage allowance within a plan. The allowance works like a quota: Once it is used up, you have to wait or upgrade.

The cut is canceled

On September 29, 2026, OpenAI announced that the allowance on Pro 200 ($200 a month) would be lowered from roughly 20 times to 10 times the Plus level. After user criticism, that has now been dropped. According to Mixed, OpenAI states in its release notes that the cut announced in the September 29 email has been canceled.

Thibault Sottiaux of OpenAI wrote on X that the criticism had been heard, that the Pro 200 limits will not be lowered, and that Work and Codex usage will stay as it was.

Doubling on several plans

On Pro 100 ($100 a month) and Pro 500 ($500 a month), the Work and Codex allowance has been doubled. The change took effect on October 29, 2026.

Pro 200 had a low and a high allowance. The low one has been doubled, so all subscribers now have the high one. Those who already had it keep it unchanged. The changes apply automatically to existing subscribers, who do not need to wait for renewal.

Chat has a separate weekly message limit for GPT-6 Pro. It is distinct from the Work and Codex allowance. Pro 100 and Pro 500 keep their limits, while the low limit on Pro 200 is now set equal to the high one.

According to ProPakistani, ChatGPT Business Premium has also received increased usage, but the figures have not been disclosed.

Double the allowance is not double the work

OpenAI stresses that a doubled allowance does not yield twice as many completed tasks. Usage depends on the model, context, tools and settings.

Ultrafast speed is available only on Pro 500. According to Xenospectrum, Fast uses 2.5 times as much of the allowance as Standard, while Ultrafast uses 8 times as much. According to Xenospectrum's calculation, if you switch to Fast after the update, you can get through roughly 80 percent of the work you could previously do on Standard.

Android Authority reports that OpenAI also says Work features are coming to regular Chat, and that the usage allowances for ChatGPT and Codex will be combined. Details and the rollout timing are not given in the sources.