Users mock OpenAI's new $500 plan: 'the old $200 plan, plus a weekly budget gone in an hour'
ChanceKelch · x · 2026-09-30
User ChanceKelch sarcastically summarizes OpenAI's newly announced subscription: "you can pay $500 for the old $200 plan." He also notes a new setting under which the weekly token budget can be consumed in less than an hour.
The post captures heavy users' frustration with the price hike and tighter limits, mocking the launch framing.
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