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OpenAI “Bows to Pressure”: Pro Subscription Quotas Doubled, Plan to Cut in Half Reversed Overnight

OpenAI has reversed the notice issued at the end of September that had angered subscribers. On October 29, it announced an immediate increase in the usage quotas for Work and Codex within ChatGPT Pro and Business Premium: the three tiers—Pro 100, Pro 200, and Pro 500—have all been doubled. New users will enjoy these increased limits right away, while existing users will automatically benefit without needing to renew their subscriptions; meanwhile, the extended usage quota for Dots’ always-on AI assistant will be calculated separately. This reversal came just one day after the original plan to implement the cuts. The controversy stemmed from a September 29 announcement in which OpenAI cited improvements in model efficiency as the reason for notifying users.

9 月底那封让订阅者跳脚的通知,终究被OpenAI自己推翻了。 10 月 29 日,这家公司宣布立即上调ChatGPT Pro与Business Premium里Work、Codex的用量额度——Pro 100、Pro 200、Pro500 三档直接翻倍,新用户即刻享受,老用户不用等续订便自动生效,Dots常驻AI助理的扩展用量则独立计算。这趟反转,距离它原计划"动刀"的日子只差一天。

风波起于 9 月 29 日。当时OpenAI以"模型效率提升"为由,通知用户打算把Pro200 额度砍掉约一半,并让老用户在 10 月 29 日后转入较低档。订阅者立刻炸锅:月费没降,权益却对半折,这等于违背了付费承诺。耐人寻味的是,既称效率提升、成本下降,又何须削减用户权益?在强烈反对声里,OpenAI最终收回成命,并明确表态不会下调Pro 100、Pro 200、Pro500 及Business Premium的限制。

不过官方也泼了盆冷水:额度翻倍,不意味着真能完成两倍的任务。实际产出要看模型、任务复杂度、上下文长度、工具调用和速度模式。尤其是Fast模式消耗额度约为标准模式的2. 5 倍,Ultrafast更飙到 8 倍——选高速档猛跑,翻倍额度或许很快见底。对重度用户而言,这场"服软"更像心理安抚,而非实打实的产能解放。