OpenAI doubles ChatGPT Pro limits and drops its planned cut to Pro 200

What OpenAI announced

OpenAI's product head, Thibault Sottiaux, known as Tibo, said on X that usage limits will double on all Pro and Business Premium plans. A usage limit is how much you can use the chatbot before it makes you wait.

He also said OpenAI is withdrawing a change announced in September that effectively halved the limit on the Pro 200 plan. As itmedia.co.jp reported, the headline names the Pro 100 and Pro 500 tiers for the doubling, while Tibo's wording covers every Pro plan.

How the cut came about

ChatGPT's top Pro plan comes in three tiers: Pro 100, Pro 200 and Pro 500. In September, OpenAI paused new sign-ups for Pro 200 because demand rose for its GPT-6 Astra model. It later reopened sign-ups.

With the reopening came a new way of calculating Pro 200 usage. Tibo said that measured in API prices (what developers pay per use), the limit was now half of what it had been. He argued that the model had become more efficient, so a subscriber could still get more done than a month earlier. Existing subscribers were reportedly emailed about it.

Backlash, then a reversal

Users criticized the change, though some said they did feel the benefit of the more efficient model.

Tibo then started a campaign in October. Each day OpenAI would either make a clear product improvement or reset usage limits on days it could not. Reversing the Pro 200 cut and doubling the other limits was the improvement he announced late in that run. He described the criticism as warm feedback.

What to check

The source does not say how the new limits are measured, or whether the changes apply to every account the same way. Look at your own plan page for the current numbers.