{
  "id": 10739746,
  "title": "ChatGPT's new plan costs $500 a month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/chatgpts-new-plan-costs-500-a-month",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-29T17:15:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/chatgpt-new-plan-pro-500-cost-compute-allowance-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI has unveiled a new subscription tier for ChatGPT that will cost $500 per month, a significant increase from their previous highest-priced plan. The Pro 500 plan adds access to \"Ultrafast\" computing, promising an 8x speed boost in GPT-6 Astra, ChatGPT Work, and Codex, OpenAI's coding tool. The upgrade comes with OpenAI's highest usage limits, a feature that may be of interest to developers who have reached their token limit. However, the $500 monthly cost amounts to $6,000 per year, which may be a steep price for some users, while other AI enthusiasts previously found the $200 monthly plan to be worth the investment for their small businesses. OpenAI has also announced that it will be reopening the $200 monthly Pro plan but downgrading its compute allowance to 10x that of the $20 monthly Plus plan, compared to the previous 20x multiple. Existing Pro 500 subscribers will receive a one-time credit during the transition period.",
  "summary": "OpenAI announced a $500 a month plan for ChatGPT. The company also downgraded the compute allowance of its $200 a month plan.",
  "key_points": [
    "ChatGPT introduces $500 monthly Pro 500 plan",
    "Plan offers Ultrafast computing with 8x speed boost",
    "$200 Pro plan downgraded to 10x compute allowance"
  ],
  "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."
}