Changelog

Dated changes to AI plan prices, usage limits, resets and promos. We only list changes we can source from an official vendor page or an official vendor account.

• Oct 14, 2026 · OpenAI

  GPT-5.5 retired from Codex with ChatGPT sign-in

  GPT-5.5 retired from Codex for ChatGPT sign-in at noon PDT. The OpenAI API and API-key Codex sessions were not affected.
  Codex pricing
• Sep 29, 2026 · OpenAI

  Pro 500 launched; Pro 200 reopened with a lower allowance

  New $500/mo Pro 500 tier with Astra Ultrafast. Pro 200 reopened for new subscriptions at $200/mo, but with a lower included allowance than before. Grandfathered Pro 200 subscribers keep the old allowance through Oct 29, 2026. Dots usage would not count toward Pro, Business or Enterprise allowances "for the next month."
  Release notes · About ChatGPT Pro tiers
• Sep 22, 2026 · Anthropic

  Claude 5-hour limits raised, plus a saveable limit reset

  Alongside Opus 5.5, Anthropic raised five-hour usage limits on Pro, Max, Team and seat-based Enterprise plans, and gave subscription users a rate-limit reset they can save and use when they choose.
  Anthropic: Introducing Claude Opus 5.5 · @claudeai post · Limit resets help
• Sep 11, 2026 · OpenAI

  ChatGPT Voice daily limits simplified

  Go: up to 3 hours (GPT-Live-1 mini). Plus: up to 3 hours (GPT-Live-1). Pro $100: up to 15 hours. Pro $200: unlimited. Plus and Pro no longer drop to GPT-Live mini after hitting the Voice limit.
  Release notes
• Aug 10, 2026 · OpenAI

  Free and Go get unlimited text chats

  GPT-5.6 Luna became the default for Free and Go. OpenAI said they'd get unlimited text chats (subject to abuse guardrails) starting the following week. Limits still apply to uploads, images and other tools.
  Release notes
• Jun 11, 2026 · OpenAI

  Codex rate-limit reset banking

  Eligible Plus and Pro users got one free banked rate-limit reset at launch, plus another reset whenever an invited friend sends their first Codex message. Banked resets last 30 days.
  Release notes
• Jun 8, 2026 · Google

  Google AI Plus cut to $4.99/mo

  Price cut from $7.99 to $4.99/mo (US) and storage doubled from 200 GB to 400 GB.
  @NewsFromGoogle post
• June 2026 · xAI

  Grok switches to one weekly usage pool

  Per-product daily limits (Chat, Imagine, Voice, Build) were replaced by one shared weekly pool for paid users, rolling out in June 2026. Exact day not stated.
  Grok FAQ
• Apr 16, 2026 · OpenAI

  New $100 Pro plan; Plus Codex usage rebalanced

  New $100/mo Pro plan with, for a limited time, up to 10x Plus Codex usage. As Plus's temporary Codex promotion ended, Plus usage was rebalanced toward more sessions across the week instead of long single-day sessions.
  Release notes