OpenAI rebrands Pro plan around GPT-5.2 and streamlines Codex naming
What happened
Between the Jan 27, 2026 and Feb 7, 2026 captures of OpenAI's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Pro plan feature description updated from 'Unlimited messages and uploads' to 'Unlimited GPT-5.2 and file uploads', clarifying the model and upload scope; Comparison table feature row renamed from 'Codex agent' to 'Codex'. Plan availability unchanged: Plus=Yes, Pro=Expanded, Business=Yes, Enterprise=Yes. Pulse files it as a product change (positioning) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 18, 2026) lists Go at $8, Plus at $20, Business at $20 and Pro at $100.
OpenAI's previous recorded change was "OpenAI Introduces New 'Go' Plan with Expanded Access to GPT-5.2 and Enhanced Features Between Free and Plus Tiers" (Q4 2025). Before that Pulse recorded "OpenAI API Implements 40% Price Increase for GPT-5.2 Output and Input Tokens, Renames GPT-5 to GPT-5.2" (Jan 12, 2026). OpenAI has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Metabase, Anthropic, Microsoft and X 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 · PositioningReworded
BeforeUnlimited messages and uploads
AfterUnlimited GPT-5.2 and file uploads
- — · PositioningRewordedCodex agentCodex
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | Positioning | Unlimited messages and uploads | Unlimited GPT-5.2 and file uploads | Reworded |
| — | Positioning | Codex agent | Codex | Reworded |
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 Jan 27, 2026 and Feb 7, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "Unlimited messages and uploads" becomes "Unlimited GPT-5.2 and file uploads".
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OpenAI, the last 90 days
Full history- Week 10, 2026packagingOpenAI removes all public pricing from ChatGPT pricing page
- Feb 23, 2026packagingOpenAI unveils new tiered pricing: Free, $8 Go, $20 Plus, $200 Pro
- Feb 18, 2026increaseOpenAI API shifts Containers to per-session billing starting March 31
- Week 6, 2026packagingOpenAI rebrands Pro plan around GPT-5.2 and streamlines Codex naming · this change
- Q4 2025packagingOpenAI Introduces New 'Go' Plan with Expanded Access to GPT-5.2 and Enhanced Features Between Free and Plus Tiers
- Jan 12, 2026packagingOpenAI API Implements 40% Price Increase for GPT-5.2 Output and Input Tokens, Renames GPT-5 to GPT-5.2
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- MetabaseApr 4Metabase Launches Data Studio and Storage Add-Ons, Expands Free AI Access
- AnthropicApr 4Anthropic API Drops Tiered Pricing for Sonnet 4.6, Goes Flat Rate
- MicrosoftApr 3Microsoft Copilot adds 4K Clipchamp export, AI image tools to Premium plan
- XFeb 18X adds real-time voice AI, drops structured outputs from API
Questions about this change
Did OpenAI raise prices in February 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jan 27, 2026 and Feb 7, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: positioning.
What changed on OpenAI's pricing page between Jan 27, 2026 and Feb 7, 2026?
Pro positioning: Unlimited messages and uploads → Unlimited GPT-5.2 and file uploads, reworded; positioning: Codex agent → Codex, reworded. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jan 27, 2026 and Feb 7, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does OpenAI change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for OpenAI in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "OpenAI Introduces New 'Go' Plan with Expanded Access to GPT-5.2 and Enhanced Features Between Free and Plus Tiers" in Q4 2025; OpenAI has been tracked since 2023-11-14.