Is OpenAI ChatGPT Pro worth it in August 2026?

Updated August 20, 2026 · Codex · checked 2026-08-20

Yes, on the arithmetic. $100 a month buys up to $2,387 of usage, which is 23.9 times the price.

Subsidy multiple
23.9x
$100 a month against a ceiling of $2,387 at OpenAI's own API rates. 557 of traffic in a 7d window, recovered from the quota percentage the agent reported for itself across 9 window(s).

What you actually get

The plan allows an unpublished number of messages per week.

The models behind it

ModelInOutBlended
GPT-5.6 Sol $5.00 $30.00 $11.25
GPT-5.6 Terra $2.00 $12.00 $4.50
GPT-5.6 Luna $0.20 $1.20 $0.45

Against the other OpenAI tiers

PlanPriceCeilingMultiple
ChatGPT Pro $100 $2,387 23.9x
ChatGPT Go $8 $199 24.9x
ChatGPT Plus $20 $497 24.9x

Priced against other vendors

OpenAI ChatGPT Pro vs Anthropic Max 5x
$100 against $100 a month
OpenAI ChatGPT Pro vs Moonshot AI Allegro
$100 against $99 a month
OpenAI ChatGPT Pro vs MiniMax Token Plan Ultra
$100 against $120 a month

Check it yourself

This page is generated from the catalogue, so it matches the plan data exactly. To measure your own usage against it, install the skill and ask your agent:

curl -o ~/.claude/skills/aisubsidy-measure/SKILL.md --create-dirs https://aisubsidy.pages.dev/skill.md