{
  "id": 10671689,
  "title": "OpenAI reopens sign-ups for its $200/month Pro tier while halving the API credits provided per dollar to encourage pay-per-use, and removes the five-hour cap (Matthias Bastian/The Decoder)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/openai-reopens-sign-ups-for-its-200-month-pro-tier-while-halving-the",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-29T10:25:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://the-decoder.com/openai-reopens-its-200-pro-plan-but-cuts-api-credits-in-half-as-it-nudges-users-toward-pay-per-use/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 5-hour usage cap is gone for good: subscribers can spread their weekly allotment however they want.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}