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title: "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)"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/openai-says-it-will-pause-new-200-month-chatgpt-pro-subscriptions-amid-97866c0b
published: 2026-09-10T19:10:02.000Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# 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)

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-09-10 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/openai-says-it-will-pause-new-200-month-chatgpt-pro-subscriptions-amid-97866c0b

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 ...

In this story: [Astra](https://frontiernewswire.com/models/astra), [ChatGPT Pro](https://frontiernewswire.com/models/chatgpt-pro)

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.techmeme.com/260910/p32#a260910p32)

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