OpenAI

https://openai.com/api/pricing/
ai-infra usage-based AI: bundled

Credit Mechanics

Revenue Type
consumption
Pay as You Go
Yes

Insights

AI Investment
heavy
Pricing Complexity
medium
Transparency
high
Pricing Velocity
active
Price Direction
stable
Monetization Maturity
low
Field Fill Rate
100%

Changelog 5 events

feature added 2026-Q2

Launched Workspace Agents — AI employees that live inside existing tools to automate tasks

price increased 2026-Q1

Tripled GPT-5 mini pricing

Before: Previous GPT-5 mini rates
After: 3x GPT-5 mini rates
plan added 2026-Q1

Launched GPT-5 nano tier

pricing metric changed 2025-Q3

Replaced seat licenses with pooled credit model for Enterprise and Team plans

Before: Seat-based licensing for Enterprise/Team
After: Pooled credit model across Enterprise/Team
plan added 2024-Q4

Launched ChatGPT Pro at $200/mo — 10x the price of ChatGPT Plus, targeting power users with unlimited access to o1 and advanced features

Before: ChatGPT Plus at $20/mo was the top consumer tier
After: ChatGPT Pro at $200/mo added as premium tier

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