OpenAI pausing new $200 plan subscriptions

OpenAI is pausing new subscriptions to its $200 Pro plan to protect capacity for existing users and continued access to Astra, the company said. The company said all other plans and the API remain available, there is no impact to existing accounts, and it is adding more capacity as fast as it can. OpenAI attributed the move to unprecedented demand for Astra, saying it is pulling all the levers possible to sustain demand while prioritizing service for existing users.

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 other plans and the api remain available. There is no impact to existing accounts and we are working on adding more capacity as fast as we can. Thanks Demand for Astra is really unprecedented. We're pulling all the levers possible to sustain the demand, but I've not seen anything like it until now and we went through very steep growth before. Priority will always be to keep excellent service for existing users, but we might