OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Business Premium Seats With 5x More Usage Capacity

OpenAI has launched higher-capacity ChatGPT Business Premium seats, offering five times more usage than the standard option. These Premium seats remove the five-hour usage limit, while still operating within the same centrally managed ChatGPT Business workspace. This new tier provides a flexible pricing model for businesses that do not require maximum capacity for every employee.

Instead of upgrading an entire workspace, administrators can assign Premium seats to specific users who need more frequent AI assistance. ChatGPT Business now supports two seat types: Standard for regular users at a lower monthly cost, and Premium for the most active team members at a significantly higher price. Premium costs $125 per user per month on a monthly billing cycle, or $100 per user per month when billed annually.

This annual rate is crucial to note, as it represents the actual cost for businesses considering the tier. ChatGPT Business workspaces can accommodate up to 200 paid seats in total, combining both Standard and Premium options. The introduction of Premium seats allows businesses to allocate capacity more precisely, targeting high-usage roles such as data analysts, coders using Codex, or other intensive AI tasks.

While the higher capacity may be beneficial for these users, the decision to invest in Premium seats depends on whether the additional usage outweighs the increased cost. Businesses can start by assigning Premium seats to a limited number of users and evaluate the impact on their workflow before expanding access. The mixed-seat model provides a practical way to test the value of higher ChatGPT availability for specific roles before committing to a broader upgrade.