Codex on ChatGPT Business Costs $300/Day Extra, Devs Prefer Claude

paul_cal · x · 2026-07-31

A developer reported that using Codex within ChatGPT Business incurs massive extra overhead, potentially reaching up to $300 in additional daily usage fees without offering a premium seat option like Claude. The developer noted that while they have been a fan of Codex for personal projects, the current pricing model makes it unjustifiably expensive for business use compared to Claude's premium seat subscription.

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