{"slug": "openai-adds-up-to-500-in-monthly-api-credits-to-chatgpt-plans", "title": "OpenAI adds up to $500 in monthly API credits to ChatGPT plans", "summary": "OpenAI announced on October 28th that eligible ChatGPT Pro and Business subscribers can claim monthly API credits of up to $500, with grants set by plan or paid seat count and capped for Business workspaces. The OpenAI Developers account posted the benefit on X, directing subscribers to ChatGPT billing and an OpenAI Developers plugin in ChatGPT or Codex to create an API key. The offer gives eligible ChatGPT customers a subsidized way to try OpenAI's API for building applications and agents.", "body_md": "# OpenAI adds up to $500 in monthly API credits to ChatGPT plans\n\n**The benefit links eligible Pro and Business subscriptions to one API organization, with grants set by plan or paid seat count and capped for Business workspaces.**\n\n        By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket)\n        · Published \n\nPrimary source: [x.com](https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2115583698074755078)\n\n## Why it matters\n\nThe offer gives eligible ChatGPT customers a subsidized way to try OpenAI's API.\n\nOpenAI said eligible ChatGPT Pro and Business subscribers can claim monthly credits for API use, offering up to $500 to build applications and agents. The [OpenAI Developers account announced the benefit in a thread on X](https://x.com/OpenAIDevs/status/2115583698074755078) on October 28th, directing subscribers to ChatGPT billing and an OpenAI Developers plugin in ChatGPT or Codex to create an API key.\n\nWhen you purchase through links in our articles, [we may earn a small commission](https://runtimewire.com/affiliate-monetization-standards). This doesn’t affect our editorial independence.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-adds-up-to-500-in-monthly-api-credits-to-chatgpt-plans", "canonical_source": "https://runtimewire.com/article/openai-chatgpt-api-credits-pro-business", "published_at": "2026-10-28 23:56:30+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-29 01:42:02.821391+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-tools", "artificial-intelligence", "generative-ai"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "ChatGPT", "OpenAI Developers", "Codex"], "also_reported_by": [{"url": "https://explainx.ai/blog/chatgpt-pro-business-free-api-credits-500-per-month-how-to-claim-what-they-cover-2026?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=blog", "source": "explainx.ai", "title": "ChatGPT Pro and Business Now Include Up to $500 a Month in Free API Credits", "published_at": "2026-10-29T00:00:00+00:00"}], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-adds-up-to-500-in-monthly-api-credits-to-chatgpt-plans", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-adds-up-to-500-in-monthly-api-credits-to-chatgpt-plans.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-adds-up-to-500-in-monthly-api-credits-to-chatgpt-plans.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-adds-up-to-500-in-monthly-api-credits-to-chatgpt-plans.jsonld"}}