OpenAI is preparing a $500 ChatGPT Pro Max plan with faster Codex
OpenAI appears to be preparing a new ChatGPT Pro Max subscription that could cost $500 per month, but it's unclear when it'll begin rolling out.
OpenAI appears to be preparing a new ChatGPT Pro Max subscription that could cost $500 per month, but it's unclear when it'll begin rolling out.
OpenAI users, particularly power users, have been requesting more usage than the existing $200 plan offers for a while, so the $500 plan isn't just coming out of nowhere.
One version of the page lists Pro Max at $500 per month, while another shows $600 after local taxes or VAT are included.
So far, the most interesting difference in OpenAI's description is I also noticed that ChatGPT's new plan teases access to the company's most capable frontier models, maximum memory, 100GB of file storage, and early access to new features.
OpenAI has not announced Pro Max, so we don't know its exact usage limits yet.
It is entirely possible that Cerebras is a likely candidate for powering at least some of Pro Max's faster Work and Codex experience, although neither OpenAI nor Cerebras has confirmed that connection.
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There's another interesting possibility behind the wording, and the guess is that it could use Cerebras.
It is worth noting that the $200 plan also promises early access, so we are not sure if that capability is going away and becoming exclusive to the $500 plan.
It could also offer substantially higher allowances than the existing Pro plans.
The most recent development was from early this year, when Codex-Spark launched on Cerebras at more than 1,000 tokens per second, and OpenAI later demonstrated GPT-5.6 Sol running at up to 750 output tokens per second in its Cerebras-powered Ultrafast mode.
For those unaware, OpenAI has been deploying more Cerebras hardware for ultra-fast AI inference , but we haven't seen anything recently from the company on that front.
Right now, ChatGPT offers Pro tiers at $100 and $200 per month, but new sign-ups and upgrades to the ChatGPT Pro $200 plan have been temporarily paused since September 10.
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What happened
OpenAI appears to be preparing a new ChatGPT Pro Max subscription that could cost $500 per month, but it's unclear when it'll begin rolling out.
OpenAI users, particularly power users, have been requesting more usage than the existing $200 plan offers for a while, so the $500 plan isn't just coming out of nowhere.
One version of the page lists Pro Max at $500 per month, while another shows $600 after local taxes or VAT are included.
What changed
So far, the most interesting difference in OpenAI's description is I also noticed that ChatGPT's new plan teases access to the company's most capable frontier models, maximum memory, 100GB of file storage, and early access to new features.
OpenAI has not announced Pro Max, so we don't know its exact usage limits yet.
It is entirely possible that Cerebras is a likely candidate for powering at least some of Pro Max's faster Work and Codex experience, although neither OpenAI nor Cerebras has confirmed that connection.
Who is affected
OpenAI's AI agents accidentally uploaded user-provided images to third-party sites OpenAI says GPT-6 Astra can find zero-days, but is also harder to monitor OpenAI teases Astra, its next major AI model, after it solves 10 long-standing math problems
There's another interesting possibility behind the wording, and the guess is that it could use Cerebras.
Why it matters
It is worth noting that the $200 plan also promises early access, so we are not sure if that capability is going away and becoming exclusive to the $500 plan.
It could also offer substantially higher allowances than the existing Pro plans.
Technical details
The most recent development was from early this year, when Codex-Spark launched on Cerebras at more than 1,000 tokens per second, and OpenAI later demonstrated GPT-5.6 Sol running at up to 750 output tokens per second in its Cerebras-powered Ultrafast mode.
Response
For those unaware, OpenAI has been deploying more Cerebras hardware for ultra-fast AI inference , but we haven't seen anything recently from the company on that front.
Right now, ChatGPT offers Pro tiers at $100 and $200 per month, but new sign-ups and upgrades to the ChatGPT Pro $200 plan have been temporarily paused since September 10.
What security teams should do
Join Mikko Hyppönen and security leaders from the NFL, CHANEL, and Atlassian for a two-hour digital summit on what AI-speed attacks change, what defenders should stop doing, and how to validate, decide, fix, and re-validate at machine speed.
What remains unknown
OpenAI appears to be preparing a new ChatGPT Pro Max subscription that could cost $500 per month, but it's unclear when it'll begin rolling out.
Attribution
BleepingComputer: OpenAI appears to be preparing a new ChatGPT Pro Max subscription that could cost $500 per month, but it's unclear when it'll begin rolling out.
What to watch next
Watch for revised vendor guidance, fixed versions and mitigation updates.