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OpenAI doubles Work and Codex limits on Pro 100 and Pro 500 plans

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OpenAI doubles Work and Codex limits on Pro 100 and Pro 500 plans

OpenAI has doubled usage limits for several of its paid tiers. The change covers the Work and Codex quotas on the Pro 100 and Pro 500 plans, which both get twice the previous allotment.

The Pro 200 plan is handled differently. There OpenAI doubled the lower quota and reversed a planned cut after user pushback. The Plus plan stays the same.

New subscriptions already include the updated quotas, and existing customers get them automatically. OpenAI cautions that doubling a quota does not mean twice as many completed tasks, since consumption varies by model, task type and settings. The expanded limits for the new "Dots" also stay in place for now, though Dot usage is tracked separately.

OpenAI says it will keep shipping better models and efficiency gains to push usable capacity higher. The Decoder notes that the company recently released its 6.1 models Terra and Sol, which are much more efficient while matching or beating their predecessors. It frames the move as coming while Anthropic prepares for its IPO, with both companies competing hard for B2B dominance in AI.

Key facts

  • Work and Codex quotas on the Pro 100 and Pro 500 plans now get twice the previous allotment.
  • On Pro 200, OpenAI doubled the lower quota and reversed a planned cut after user pushback.
  • The Plus plan is unchanged; new subscriptions have the updated quotas and existing customers get them automatically.
  • OpenAI says doubling a quota does not mean twice as many completed tasks, because consumption varies by model, task type and settings.
  • The Decoder ties the move to the recently released 6.1 models Terra and Sol, which it calls much more efficient, and to competition with Anthropic ahead of its IPO.

Why it matters

Usage limits decide how much work a subscriber can get out of a paid AI plan. Doubling the Work and Codex quotas on two Pro tiers, and backing away from a planned cut on a third, is a direct change to what those plans deliver. The Decoder places it in a wider contest: Anthropic is preparing for its IPO, and both companies are competing hard for B2B dominance in AI.

Who it affects

Subscribers to the Pro 100 and Pro 500 plans get twice the previous Work and Codex allotment. Pro 200 subscribers get a doubled lower quota and keep the plan free of the cut that had been planned. Plus subscribers see no change. Existing customers receive the new quotas automatically.

How to use it

There is nothing to switch on. New subscriptions already include the updated quotas, and existing customers get them automatically. The expanded limits for the new "Dots" remain for now, but Dot usage is tracked separately from the main quotas.

How solid is it

The report is The Decoder's own summary, and OpenAI's statements in it are paraphrased rather than quoted. The text gives no absolute quota sizes, no plan prices and no date for the change, so the real size of the increase in practical terms cannot be judged from it.

Risks and caveats

OpenAI itself says a doubled quota does not mean twice as many completed tasks, since consumption varies by model, task type and settings. The Dots limits are described as staying in place "for now". The source does not say whether the doubling is permanent or temporary, and it does not state that the change is a direct response to Anthropic, only that it comes as competition heats up.