OpenAI has not confirmed reported $500 ChatGPT Pro Max tier

Reports of a ChatGPT Pro Max $500 subscription point to a possible new top-tier plan from OpenAI, but the company has not announced it. For users comparing ChatGPT costs, the key point is that the reported price and feature language come from leaked code references and screenshots, not a confirmed product page or launch.

Decrypt reported that references to a subscription called Pro Max appeared in ChatGPT website code and in screenshots circulating on September 24. Independent researcher Tibor Blaho said he found indications of a higher ChatGPT Pro tier in hidden logs, and leak tracker TestingCatalog separately reported that a Pro Max plan was in development.

A screenshot shared in response to the TestingCatalog report appeared to show a price of $500 a month, according to Decrypt. That would amount to $6,000 a year if the monthly price were accurate and unchanged.

What would ChatGPT Pro Max include?

The reported language points to “Fastest” access for OpenAI’s Work and Codex tools. Decrypt characterized the apparent benefit as faster processing for those tools rather than more usage. The leaked material does not establish a measured speed improvement, request limits, model access, eligibility rules or any other final feature details.

Work and Codex are the two product names referenced in the reported leak. The available material does not show whether a Pro Max subscription would add capabilities beyond faster processing, or whether the wording represents a final plan description.

• Reported: A plan labeled Pro Max, a $500 monthly figure and language referring to faster Work and Codex processing.
• Unconfirmed: Whether OpenAI will release the plan, whether $500 is its final price, what subscribers would receive and when it could become available.

How does the reported $500 price compare with ChatGPT plans?

Decrypt lists ChatGPT Plus at $20 a month and the existing Pro tier at $200 a month. On that basis, the reported Pro Max price would be 25 times the Plus price and 2.5 times the Pro price.

That comparison shows the scale of the rumored tier, but it does not tell customers whether its value would track its higher cost. The leaked references do not define usage allowances or performance gains, so there is no confirmed way to compare what a subscriber would receive at each level.

Decrypt said OpenAI’s DevDay conference was scheduled for September 29 and noted that the company has typically used the event to introduce pricing tiers. That schedule is context, not evidence that Pro Max will be announced there. Until OpenAI publishes product details, the reported plan remains an unverified leak.

This story draws on original reporting from Decrypt.