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OpenAI reverses planned ChatGPT Pro usage cut, doubles limits instead

After backlash over a planned 50% cut, OpenAI doubled usage limits for Pro, Business Premium plans effective Oct 29.

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OpenAI reverses planned ChatGPT Pro usage cut, doubles limits instead

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What to know

  • OpenAI had planned to cut ChatGPT Pro usage limits by 50%, which drew public criticism before it took effect.
  • Instead of cutting limits, OpenAI doubled usage limits for its $100, $200, and $500 Pro plans and for Business Premium, effective October 29.
  • Bleeping Computer's headline frames the reversal as a response to backlash over the originally planned cut.

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OpenAI reverses planned ChatGPT Pro usage cut, doubles limits instead
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Peak 26 pieces in 4h at Nov 2, 9 AM; 127 pieces over 15 days (39 articles · 37 posts · 51 comments) Oct 27, 6 PM — 2 pieces · 2 posts — Mastodon 1, X 1Oct 27, 10 PM — quietOct 28, 2 AM — quietOct 28, 6 AM — quietOct 28, 10 AM — quietOct 28, 2 PM — quietOct 28, 6 PM — quietOct 28, 10 PM — quietOct 29, 2 AM — quietOct 29, 6 AM — quietOct 29, 10 AM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Oct 29, 2 PM — quietOct 29, 6 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Oct 29, 10 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Oct 30, 2 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Reddit 1Oct 30, 6 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Hacker News 1Oct 30, 10 AM — quietOct 30, 2 PM — quietOct 30, 6 PM — quietOct 30, 10 PM — quietOct 31, 2 AM — quietOct 31, 6 AM — 13 pieces · 2 articles · 2 posts · 9 comments — Hacker News 10, Newswires 2, Mastodon 1Oct 31, 10 AM — 7 pieces · 7 comments — Hacker News 7Oct 31, 2 PM — 12 pieces · 4 articles · 3 posts · 5 comments — Hacker News 6, Newswires 4, X 2Oct 31, 6 PM — 4 pieces · 1 article · 3 comments — Hacker News 3, Newswires 1Oct 31, 10 PM — 6 pieces · 2 posts · 4 comments — Hacker News 4, Mastodon 2Nov 1, 1 AM — 6 pieces · 1 article · 5 comments — Hacker News 5, Newswires 1Nov 1, 5 AM — 14 pieces · 1 article · 1 post · 12 comments — Hacker News 12, Newswires 1, Mastodon 1Nov 1, 9 AM — 3 pieces · 3 posts — Mastodon 2, Hacker News 1Nov 1, 1 PM — 2 pieces · 1 post · 1 comment — Hacker News 1, Reddit 1Nov 1, 5 PM — 2 pieces · 2 comments — Hacker News 2Nov 1, 9 PM — 2 pieces · 2 comments — Hacker News 2Nov 2, 1 AM — quietNov 2, 5 AM — 3 pieces · 1 article · 2 posts — Mastodon 2, Newswires 1Nov 2, 9 AM — 26 pieces · 20 articles · 6 posts — Newswires 20, X 5, Bluesky 1Nov 2, 1 PM — 6 pieces · 2 articles · 4 posts — Mastodon 3, Newswires 2, Bluesky 1Nov 2, 5 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Bluesky 1Nov 2, 9 PM — quietNov 3, 1 AM — 3 pieces · 1 article · 2 posts — Bluesky 1, Newswires 1, Mastodon 1Nov 3, 5 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Nov 3, 9 AM — 4 pieces · 2 articles · 2 posts — X 2, Newswires 2Nov 3, 1 PM — 4 pieces · 2 articles · 2 posts — Bluesky 2, Mastodon 1, Newswires 1Nov 3, 5 PM — quietNov 3, 9 PM — quietNov 4, 1 AM — quietNov 4, 5 AM — quietNov 4, 9 AM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Hacker News 1Nov 4, 1 PM — quietNov 4, 5 PM — quietNov 4, 9 PM — quietNov 5, 1 AM — quietNov 5, 5 AM — quietNov 5, 9 AM — quietNov 5, 1 PM — quietNov 5, 5 PM — quietNov 5, 9 PM — quietNov 6, 1 AM — quietNov 6, 5 AM — quietNov 6, 9 AM — quietNov 6, 1 PM — quietNov 6, 5 PM — quietNov 6, 9 PM — quietNov 7, 1 AM — quietNov 7, 5 AM — quietNov 7, 9 AM — quietNov 7, 1 PM — quietNov 7, 5 PM — quietNov 7, 9 PM — quietNov 8, 1 AM — quietNov 8, 5 AM — quietNov 8, 9 AM — quietNov 8, 1 PM — quietNov 8, 5 PM — quietNov 8, 9 PM — quietNov 9, 1 AM — quietNov 9, 5 AM — quietNov 9, 9 AM — quietNov 9, 1 PM — quietNov 9, 5 PM — quietNov 9, 9 PM — quietNov 10, 1 AM — quietNov 10, 5 AM — quietNov 10, 9 AM — quietNov 10, 1 PM — quietNov 10, 5 PM — quietNov 10, 9 PM — quietYesterday, 1 AM — quietYesterday, 5 AM — quietYesterday, 9 AM — quietYesterday, 1 PM — quietYesterday, 5 PM — quietYesterday, 9 PM — quiet 12–3
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  1. 3

    Coverage confirms doubled limits replace planned Pro 200 cut

    Reporting details that the usage limit increase for Pro and Business Premium plans took effect October 29, after OpenAI dropped its planned cut to the Pro 200 tier.

    1. 10 outlets OpenAI is finally merging ChatGPT’s chat and Work tabs

      first by TechCrunch, 9d ago · also The Verge, PCMag, Digital Trends, Thurrott, Neowin, The Decoder +3

      11 more headlines
    2. 6 outlets OpenAI Doubles ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium Usage Limits After Dropping a Planned Pro 200 Cut

      first by Ghacks, 13d ago · also HN Best, HN Frontpage, TechRadar, OpenAI, The New Stack

      4 more headlines

    • Bad news for ChatGPT users: starting in December, Plus, Pro and Business limits will be shared across ChatGPT and Codex. OpenAI quietly updated its help page. Usage will now be measured in tokens, so bigger models and harder tasks burn through your allowance faster. Only Instant

      @TokenGremlinX11d ago982▲view on X ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 70 posts in this stretch
    • haydenfield.bsky.social

      In many circles, “Ask Chat” has replaced “Google it,” and that’s reflected in a new announcement from OpenAI: the amount of search queries run through ChatGPT is now 20% of that of Google.

      haydenfield.bsky.socialBluesky8d ago34▲view on Bluesky ↗

    • this argument does not make a ton of sense to me. would it be better if they were charging by the byte? that's fixed and you can measure/control how many bytes you send, but you still have little control over how many bytes you receive, or whether those bytes are useful in the first place.likewise, suppose you buy a 1gb plan from a mobile isp…

      izaberaHacker News10d agoview on Hacker News ↗
    all of them →
  2. 2

    OpenAI doubles ChatGPT Pro usage limits instead of cutting them

    OpenAI scraps the planned 50% cut and instead doubles usage limits for its $100, $200, and $500 ChatGPT Pro plans and for Business Premium, effective October 29, following backlash over the originally planned reduction.

    1. 2 outlets OpenAI says ChatGPT is catching up to Google in search

      first by Mastodon, 8d ago · also The Verge

    2. 1 outlet OpenAI says it's doubling Pro usage limits and bringing Work features to Chat

      first by BleepingComputer, 9d ago

  3. 1 day quiet
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    Users call the planned cut 'terrible news'

    The post warning of the cut gains over 1,900 likes and 150 comments, with the author framing the only acceptable response as OpenAI shipping a model competitive with rivals.

    “Terrible news to be reminded of, of course. And the only way OpenAI can make this whole situation any less awful is by releasing a model that's as good as or better than Opus 5.5,…”
    — @TokenGremlin

    • ChatGPT Pro users, don't forget that your usage limits are getting cut in half in just 3 days. Terrible news to be reminded of, of course. And the only way OpenAI can make this whole situation any less awful is by releasing a model that's as good as or better than Opus 5.5,

      @TokenGremlinX15d ago1.9k▲view on X ↗
    1 more of the top 2 · 2 posts in this stretch

    • Around the OpenAI Signals v3 Kevin Indig focused on search , announced in "ChatGPT's expanding world of work" dataset that was released. I found that at work, buyers are using ChatGPT more and sellers are using it less.

      iwanow@aus.socialMastodon15d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    all of them →
  5. background

    OpenAI's planned 50% ChatGPT Pro usage cut surfaces — A widely shared post warns that ChatGPT Pro users' usage limits are set to be cut in half within three days, drawing attention to an unannounced upcoming change.

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. 5 outlets We Took over ChatGPT Accounts

    first by HN Best, 11d ago · also Parameter, Simon Willison's Weblog, Simon Willison, HN Frontpage

    3 more headlines
  2. 2 outlets OpenAI to retire ChatGPT Classic app in January 2027, users asked to switch to new desktop app

    first by Moneycontrol, 9d ago · also iThinkDifferent

    1 more headline

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