Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI readies $500 ChatGPT Pro Max plan
OpenAI was said to be testing a ChatGPT Pro Max subscription at $500 a month, with screenshots showing it in the app and its launch timing still unclear.
- OpenAI was reported to be preparing an unannounced ChatGPT Pro Max subscription priced at $500 a month.
- TestingCatalog saw the plan appear in ChatGPT's subscription interface alongside Plus and existing Pro options.
- One listing showed $500 a month and another showed $600 after local taxes or VAT.
- OpenAI had not announced Pro Max, and new sign-ups and upgrades to the $200 ChatGPT Pro tier had been paused since 10 September.
OpenAI appeared to be preparing a ChatGPT Pro Max subscription that might cost $500 a month. The article said the company had not announced the plan, and it did not say when it would be available.
TestingCatalog spotted the tier in ChatGPT's subscription interface alongside Plus and existing Pro options. The article said one version showed a monthly price of $500, while another showed $600 once local taxes or VAT were added.
The wording attached to the plan referred to faster work and Codex, and the article guessed that Cerebras could be involved. That link remained unconfirmed by either OpenAI or Cerebras.
The article said the new plan might include access to OpenAI's most capable frontier models, more memory, 100GB of file storage and early access to new features. It also noted that the current $200 plan already promised early access.
OpenAI's Pro plans were listed at $100 and $200 a month. The article said new sign-ups and upgrades to the $200 tier had been paused since 10 September.
Named in this story
Companies
- OpenAI
- was said to be preparing the unannounced plan
- Cerebras
- was suggested as a possible hardware provider for faster inference
Organisations
- TestingCatalog
- spotted the plan in ChatGPT's subscription interface
Products and systems
- ChatGPT
- showed the subscription interface where the plan appeared
- ChatGPT Pro Max
- the unannounced subscription tier being discussed
- ChatGPT Plus
- the existing option shown alongside Pro Max
- ChatGPT Pro
- the existing Pro tier priced at $100 and $200 a month
- Codex-Spark
- was cited as a recent OpenAI release that ran on Cerebras
- GPT-5.6 Sol
- was cited as having been shown in Cerebras-powered Ultrafast mode
How the source tells it
The piece was mostly speculative and promotional in register, using tentative language and feature-led tease to make an unannounced subscription sound imminent.
- novelty the unannounced plan was framed through its first appearance in the app interface
- speculation the article repeatedly relied on could, guess and possible language about price and hardware
- vendor boosterism the plan was described through a list of premium capabilities before any official announcement