Pricing change·Feb 4 → Feb 18, 2026·Week 8, 2026·AI & Machine Learning
OpenAI API shifts Containers to per-session billing starting March 31
What changed
Price increase
Starting March 31, 2026, Containers pricing transitions to per-20-minute-session billing: 1GB $0.03, 4GB $0.12, 16GB $0.48, 64GB $1.92 per 20 minute session
Before and after
Feb 4, 2026 vs Feb 18, 2026Pulse.
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What changed
Starting March 31, 2026, Containers pricing transitions to per-20-minute-session billing: 1GB $0.03, 4GB $0.12, 16GB $0.48, 64GB $1.92 per 20 minute session
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