OpenAI's New Pricing Slammed for Zero Transparency as $500 Tier Reveals No Usage Numbers
Effective_Tap_9786 · reddit · 2026-10-22
A self-described top 1% early adopter says he'll upgrade to OpenAI's new $500/month plan (effective Oct 29) but is furious about the pricing page: from Go to Pro 100/200/500, no actual usage limits are listed anywhere — just vague copy like "More messages" and "Maximum Power," with the help page circularly pointing back to the pricing page.
Key complaints:
- No way to know if the $100 tier really means 5x the $20 plan's usage
- Team accounts only have two tiers, no true pro tier, and the old 20x-usage option for loyal paying customers is gone
- Team accounts can't keep paying at the 50%-of-API rate after hitting limits, forcing small companies to pay more
He contrasts Claude Max (which allows multiple accounts) and Gemini, calling the vague tiers combined with price hikes a blatant money grab.
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