OpenAI upgrades GPT models across all plans, adds Skills beta feature
What happened
Between the Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026 captures of OpenAI's pricing page, Pulse recorded 6 changes: Free plan flagship model upgraded from GPT-5.2 to GPT-5.3; Go plan flagship model upgraded from GPT-5.2 to GPT-5.3; Pro plan file upload model upgraded from GPT-5.2 to GPT-5.4; Business plan model upgraded from GPT-5.2 to GPT-5.4 across messages, Thinking, and Pro access; Added Skills beta feature to comparison table, available for Business and Enterprise plans; Pro plan reasoning model upgraded from GPT-5.2 Pro to GPT-5.4 Pro. Pulse files it as a product change (feature change, feature added) with an upward 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 API adds Sora-2-pro HD video tier at $0.70/second" (Mar 18, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "OpenAI democratizes GPT-5.4 Thinking to Free tier, upgrades Pro models" (Mar 10, 2026), "OpenAI API launches GPT-5.4, adds 10% data residency surcharge" (Mar 11, 2026) and "OpenAI removes all public pricing from ChatGPT pricing page" (Week 10, 2026). OpenAI has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Anthropic, Metabase, X and Microsoft also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · FeatureChangedGPT-5.2GPT-5.3
- Go · FeatureChangedGPT-5.2GPT-5.3
- Pro · FeatureChangedGPT-5.2GPT-5.4
- Business, Pro · FeatureChangedGPT-5.2GPT-5.4
- Business, Enterprise · FeatureAddedNo Skills beta featureSkills beta feature
- Pro · FeatureChangedGPT-5.2 ProGPT-5.4 Pro
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | GPT-5.2 | GPT-5.3 | Changed |
| Go | Feature | GPT-5.2 | GPT-5.3 | Changed |
| Pro | Feature | GPT-5.2 | GPT-5.4 | Changed |
| Business, Pro | Feature | GPT-5.2 | GPT-5.4 | Changed |
| Business, Enterprise | Feature | No Skills beta feature | Skills beta feature | Added |
| Pro | Feature | GPT-5.2 Pro | GPT-5.4 Pro | Changed |
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 Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "GPT-5.2" becomes "GPT-5.3".
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OpenAI, the last 90 days
Full history- Apr 2, 2026decreaseOpenAI API slashes web search tool price 60% to $10 per 1k calls
- Mar 24, 2026packagingOpenAI API triples GPT-5 mini pricing, launches budget nano tier
- Apr 6, 2026packagingOpenAI API launches GPT-5.4 at $2.50/M tokens, adds Containers tool
- Mar 17, 2026improvedOpenAI upgrades GPT models across all plans, adds Skills beta feature · this change
- Mar 18, 2026improvedOpenAI API adds Sora-2-pro HD video tier at $0.70/second
- Mar 10, 2026improvedOpenAI democratizes GPT-5.4 Thinking to Free tier, upgrades Pro models
- Mar 11, 2026packagingOpenAI API launches GPT-5.4, adds 10% data residency surcharge
- 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
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- AnthropicMar 16Anthropic API simplifies pricing, removes volume-based tiers
- MetabaseFeb 23Metabase reveals Advanced Transforms add-on at $250/mo for 72K runs
- XFeb 18X adds real-time voice AI, drops structured outputs from API
- MicrosoftJan 20Microsoft Copilot Transforms Copilot Pro into Family-Oriented 365 Premium Subscription with Enhanced AI Features and Increased Cloud Storage
Questions about this change
Did OpenAI raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature change, feature added.
What changed on OpenAI's pricing page between Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026?
Feature: GPT-5.2 → GPT-5.3, changed; Go feature: GPT-5.2 → GPT-5.3, changed; Pro feature: GPT-5.2 → GPT-5.4, changed; Business, Pro feature: GPT-5.2 → GPT-5.4, changed; Business, Enterprise feature: No Skills beta feature → Skills beta feature, added; Pro feature: GPT-5.2 Pro → GPT-5.4 Pro, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 9, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does OpenAI change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 8 other pricing-page changes for OpenAI in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "OpenAI API adds Sora-2-pro HD video tier at $0.70/second" on Mar 18, 2026; OpenAI has been tracked since 2023-11-14.