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New $500 Pro 500 plan with Astra Ultrafast
ChatGPT added a $500/mo Pro 500 plan, the only Pro plan with Astra Ultrafast
What changed
- Pro plans
- Was Before: $100/mo or $200/mo
- After: $100/mo, $200/mo or $500/mo
- Astra Ultrafast
- Was Before: Not offered
- After: Pro 500 only
What this means for you
There's now a $500 Pro plan above the $100 and $200 ones. It's the only way to get Astra Ultrafast; the cheaper Pro plans keep their prices.
What you can do
How we know
Early on Sep 29, 2026, an archived copy of OpenAI's Pro tiers article shows no $500 plan.
Later the same day, the article adds Pro 500, a new $500/month plan with Astra Ultrafast.
Ultrafast is included only on Pro 500; buying credits on Pro 100 or Pro 200 doesn't unlock it.
Related records
Sources
- OpenAI Help: About ChatGPT Pro tiers (before, Sep 29 2026, 14:01 UTC: Pro $100 and $200 only) · archived copy
- OpenAI Help: About ChatGPT Pro tiers (after, Sep 29 2026, 17:53 UTC: Pro 500 at $500/month) · archived copy
Full research notes
OpenAI's "About ChatGPT Pro tiers" help article, archived on September 29, 2026 at 17:53 UTC ("Updated: 49 minutes ago"), says: "ChatGPT Pro now offers Pro 500, a new $500/month plan that includes Astra Ultrafast." It lists three monthly Pro plans: Pro 100 at $100, Pro 200 at $200 and Pro 500 at $500, with Ultrafast "Included" only on Pro 500, and says "Pro 500 offers the highest included usage of the three plans." Ultrafast "uses your plan’s included usage first, then draws from your credit balance", and "buying credits on Pro 100 or Pro 200 does not unlock Ultrafast." An archived copy from 14:01 UTC the same day lists no $500 plan. Pro is billed monthly only.
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