Checked 24 October 2026. US dollars. No affiliate links, no recommendations.
Two of the biggest AI plans changed this fall. Neither company publishes its limits as absolute numbers, so here is what their own pages say, in plain terms.
ChatGPT Pro: three tiers, and less for $200 after 29 October
| Pro 100 | Pro 200 | Pro 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $100/month | $200/month | $500/month |
| Usage | Lowest of the three | More than Pro 100 | Highest of the three |
On 29 September 2026 OpenAI added Pro 500 and opened Pro 200 to new subscribers again, at the same $200 price but with a lower included usage allowance.
If you had an active $200 Pro subscription between 22 and 29 September 2026, you keep the old allowance through 29 October. After that you move to the lower one, still at $200 a month. OpenAI does not state the allowances as numbers.
Sources: OpenAI Help Center, About ChatGPT Pro tiers; ChatGPT release notes, 29 September 2026. Checked on 24 October 2026.
Claude Code “+25%”: really a 17% cut
Anthropic announced on 29 August 2026 a permanent 25% raise to Claude Code weekly limits from 14 September. But it replaced a temporary +50% boost that ran until 13 September. Against what users actually had, that's 150 down to 125: a 17% cut, which Anthropic itself confirmed.
Source: BleepingComputer.
When the meter itself jumps
On 16 October 2026, Codex users reported weekly quota jumping 67 points in 38 seconds. Support confirmed a server-side change but couldn't explain it (GitHub issue 54677). Users are asking how to check what “10x” actually means; no provider publishes it.
Your options, plainly
- Step down to Plus at $20 if your use is light.
- Try another provider, or an open model on a $10–20 plan: see Run your own AI.
- Keep your context ready to move: see Import yes, export no.
For job-by-job prices, see Real costs. Dated changes go into Did it change?.