Coding tools / Codex pricing Verified 29 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC Source learn.chatgpt.com/docs/pricing
Codex · what it costsby OpenAI

$20 / monthCodex in ChatGPT Plus · billed monthly

Codex comes with ChatGPT Plus at $20 a month. Free and Go ($8) get a limited version in the desktop app. Pro costs $100, $200 or $500 a month and has no five-hour limit. Business is $25 per user a month, or $20 billed yearly.

Cheapest paid$8/moin ChatGPT Go
Top tier$500/moin Pro $500

Every plan, side by side

8 plans · prices in USD, before tax
PlanMonthlyYearly (per month)UsageSeatsBest for
in ChatGPT FreeSubject to rollout$0——1Quick tasks
in ChatGPT GoSubject to rollout$8——1Light use
in ChatGPT Plus$20—15–160 Sol messages / 5 h1Daily solo coding
in Pro $100$100—No 5-hour limit1Heavy coding
in Pro $200$200—No 5-hour limit1All-day agent use
in Pro $500$500—No 5-hour limit1Maximum speed
Business$25 /seat$20 /seatPlus limits per seat2–anyTeams
Enterprise & EduFlexible pricing scales usage with creditsCustom——AnyLarge companies
OpenAI API · per 1M tokensFull OpenAI API pricing →

Codex API pricing: $0.50–$50.00 per 1M output tokens

ModelInputOutputCached inputContext
GPT-6 Astra$10.00$50.00$1.00—
GPT-6.1 Sol$2.00$10.00$0.10—
GPT-6.1 Terra$1.00$5.00$0.05—
GPT-6 Luna$0.10$0.50$0.01—

Subscription or API? Codex in ChatGPT plans covers interactive use; scripts and CI pay the OpenAI API per token.

Usage limitsOfficial

How much you actually get

in ChatGPT Plus15–160 GPT-6.1 Sol or 350–3,000 GPT-6 Luna local messages per 5 hours; weekly limits may apply
in Pro $100No five-hour limit
in Pro $200No five-hour limit
in Pro $500No five-hour limit
BusinessSame per-seat limits as Plus

Official limits from the vendor's own pages.

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What will you pay, and what do you get?

Plan
Billing
$20
per month · $240 per year
What you get on Codex in ChatGPT Plus

Daily solo coding

  • Codex on web, CLI, IDE extension and iOS
  • GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Luna
  • Buy more usage with ChatGPT credits
Usage15–160 Sol messages / 5 h
Official limit15–160 GPT-6.1 Sol or 350–3,000 GPT-6 Luna local messages per 5 hours; weekly limits may apply
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