"If I Were OpenAI": The Pricing Announcement Script Everyone's Sharing
m-turco · reddit · 2026-09-30
Developer NicolasZu drafts the announcement OpenAI should have made: frame the Pro tier cut around a new Sol 6.1 model that matches Astra at 1/10th the price and 3x speed.
- With usage set to surge, cut Pro from 20x to 10x usage but grandfather current users for 3 months
- Three stated reasons: fairness to Plus (1x) and Pro 100 (5x) users, economic sustainability, and room for a new Pro 500 (25x) plan
- The core messaging trick: "the Pro 200 (10x) of tomorrow should feel far more usage than the Pro 200 (20x) of today" — leading with the upgrade, not the cut
Related event: Ex-OpenAI member suggests playbook for announcing new model pricing(2 posts)→
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