OpenAI says it will pause new $200/month ChatGPT Pro subscriptions amid 'unprecedented' Astra demand; existing accounts, other plans, and API are unaffected (Tibo/@thsottiaux)

Tibo / @thsottiaux: OpenAI says it will pause new 200/month ChatGPT Pro subscriptions amid “unprecedented” Astra demand; existing accounts, other plans, and API are unaffected — To make sure our current users have an incredible experience and continued access to Astra, we are going to pause subscriptions to our 200 Pro plan. These put the most strain on our systems and we wanted to take the smallest step that allows us to continue giving the broadest access possible. All ...

OpenAI says it plans to publicly release a version of Astra 'soon' but will make its advanced cyber capabilities available only to select partners (Wired)
OpenAI plans to overhaul ChatGPT in the coming weeks, turning it into a superapp with coding tools and AI agents to serve as a gateway to higher-margin products (Cristina Criddle/Financial Times)
Docs: OpenAI projected at the start of this year that 8/month ChatGPT Go subs will grow ~36x to 112M in 2026, while 20/month Plus subs will fall 80% to ~9M (Sri Muppidi/The Information)

Source: Techmeme | 2026-09-10

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