OpenAI stopped taking new buyers for its $200 monthly plan.
OpenAI paused new sign-ups to its $200 ChatGPT Pro plan on 10 September. The company's product lead said demand for the new Astra model is unprecedented and strains its systems. People already paying keep their plan, and the cheaper monthly tiers stay on sale.
Why it mattersA lab that sells compute by the month just ran out of it. When the best model arrives, the queue is now the real limit, not the price.
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