OpenAI is making moves to try and court more developers and vibe coders (those who build software using AI models and natural language) away from rivals like Anthropic.Today, the firm arguably most synonymous with the generative AI boom announced it will begin offering a new, more mid-range subscription tier — a $100 ChatGPT Pro plan — which joins its free, Go ($8 monthly), Plus ($20 monthly) and existing Pro ($200 monthly) plans for individuals using ChatGPT and related OpenAI products.OpenAI also currently offers Edu, Business ($25 per user monthly, formerly known as Team) and Enterprise (variably priced) plans for organizations in said sectors. Why offer a $100 monthly ChatGPT Pro plan?So why introduce a new $100 ChatGPT Pro plan, then? The big selling point from OpenAI is that the new plan offers five times greater usage limits on Codex, the company’s agentic vibe coding application/harness (the name is shared by both, as well as a lineup of coding-specific language gmodels), than the existing, $20 monthly Plus plan, which seems fair given the math ($20×5=$100). As OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman wrote in a post on X: “It is very nice to see Codex getting so much love. We are launching a $100 ChatGPT Pro tier by very popular demand.”However, alongside this, OpenAI’s official company account on X noted that “we’re rebalancing Codex usage in [ChatGPT] Plus to support more sessions throughout the week, rather than longer sessions in a single day.”That sounds a lot like OpenAI is also simultaneously reducing how much ChatGPT Plus users can use its Codex harness and application per day. What are the new usage limits for the new $100 ChatGPT Pro plan vs. the $20 Plus?So, what are the current limits on the $20 Plus plan? The n …
