OpenAI's upcoming chat-and-work merger in ChatGPT signals the end of all-you-can-prompt pricing
OpenAI's upcoming chat-and-work merger in ChatGPT signals the end of all-you-can-prompt pricing
OpenAI will merge ChatGPT's Work agent feature into the main interface, and starting in December, Plus, Pro, and Business plans will share a unified token budget across ChatGPT and Codex. Conversations with the Instant model won't count against the budget; after hitting the limit, users can wait for a reset, upgrade their plan, or buy extra capacity. OpenAI recently raised usage caps for its higher-priced plans, and Anthropic has already made a similar merger in Claude.
ChatGPT is merging Chat and Work, changing how usage limits work. Starting in December, Plus, Pro, and Business plans will share a single token budget across ChatGPT and Codex, according to an updated OpenAI support page, as OpenAI folds Work's agentic features into the main interface. OpenAI had already announced plans to merge Chat and Work.
Tokens measure the information a model processes and generates, so more complex models and tasks eat through the budget faster. Users can check their remaining balance and reset times in Settings, and once they hit the limit, they can wait for a reset, upgrade, or buy extra credits.
Chats with Instant models won't count toward the budget, so on paper ChatGPT stays a flat-rate service, but heavy usage on cheaper plans will likely mean lower-quality results. OpenAI recently doubled usage limits for higher-priced plans, presumably to prepare for the merger, which itself is likely a response to criticism of ChatGPT's growing complexity. Users currently choose between two operating modes and 11 model settings, differences even experienced users can barely keep straight. Anthropic already combined Chat and "Cowork" in Claude.
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