OpenAI: Pro plan adds up to $500/month in API credits
What happened
Between the Oct 29, 2026 and Oct 30, 2026 captures of OpenAI's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Pro plan now includes monthly API credits ($100 with Pro 100, $200 with Pro 200, or $500 with Pro 500/month) to build apps and agents. In detail: Pro plan now includes monthly API credits to build apps and agents: $100 with Pro 100, $200 with Pro 200, or $500 with Pro 500 tier. Pulse files it as a product change (feature added) with an upward direction. The current page lists Go at $8, Plus at $20, Business at $20 and Pro at $100.
It lands 4 days after OpenAI's previous change, "OpenAI rewrites Free, Go, Plus and Pro taglines in "Best for" format" (Oct 26, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "OpenAI: Plan taglines reworded to 'Best for...' format: Free (trying out ChatGPT), Go (longer conversations), Plus…" (Oct 18, 2026), "OpenAI rewrites Free, Go, Plus and Pro taglines in "Best for" style" (Oct 11, 2026) and "OpenAI rewrites plan taglines across Free, Go, Plus and Pro tiers" (Oct 9, 2026). OpenAI has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Microsoft, Metabase, Google, X and Mistral AI also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Pro · FeatureAddedNo monthly API creditsmonthly API credits
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | Feature | No monthly API credits | monthly API credits | Added |
Values as written on OpenAI's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of OpenAI's pricing page (openai.com) from Oct 29, 2026 and Oct 30, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where monthly API credits now appears.
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OpenAI, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 30, 2026improvedOpenAI: Pro plan adds up to $500/month in API credits · this change
- Oct 26, 2026packagingOpenAI rewrites Free, Go, Plus and Pro taglines in "Best for" format
- Oct 18, 2026packagingOpenAI: Plan taglines reworded to 'Best for...' format: Free (trying out ChatGPT), Go (longer conversations), Plus…
- Oct 11, 2026packagingOpenAI rewrites Free, Go, Plus and Pro taglines in "Best for" style
- Oct 9, 2026packagingOpenAI rewrites plan taglines across Free, Go, Plus and Pro tiers
- Oct 8, 2026improvedOpenAI moves free and Go chats to GPT-6, rewrites plan taglines
- Oct 7, 2026packagingOpenAI rewords Free, Go, Plus and Pro taglines; prices and features unchanged
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- MicrosoftOct 26Microsoft Microsoft365 365 rewrites Copilot AI bullets, drops webinars line from Teams
- MetabaseOct 26Metabase adds MCP server and preferred-model AI, plus required 2FA on Pro
- GoogleOct 12Google Workspace swaps Gems for AI skills, rewords Gemini on Starter plan
- XOct 12X adds Grok Imagine Video 1.5 Lite to API from $0.02/sec, up to 1080p
- Mistral AIOct 12Mistral AI cuts Free plan API credits, gives free users Vibe CLI and IDE tools
Questions about this change
Did OpenAI raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 29, 2026 and Oct 30, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature added.
What changed on OpenAI's pricing page between Oct 29, 2026 and Oct 30, 2026?
Pro feature: No monthly API credits → monthly API credits, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 29, 2026 and Oct 30, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does OpenAI change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 18 other pricing-page changes for OpenAI in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "OpenAI rewrites Free, Go, Plus and Pro taglines in "Best for" format" on Oct 26, 2026; OpenAI has been tracked since 2023-11-14.