Ask HN: How do you feel about the new $500 OpenAI subscription?

4 points | by preommr 1 day ago

9 comments

  • Davidbrcz 9 hours ago
    The same usual issue with making a tech you do not own a critical element of your workflow
    • Armecera 11 hours ago
      I was using Sol of GPT. After Astra released, I feel Sol became like Luna. Most impotant is money all the time.
      • dang 1 day ago
        Related ongoing thread:

        Tell HN: OpenAI $500 ProMax plan listed in API - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49841605 - Sept 2026 (14 comments)

        • tehnoslow 20 hours ago
          It’s not yet clear how all this will be implemented. But I have plenty of doubts.
          • Leynos 1 day ago
            If it gives me 120x usage vs a plus plan, I'm totally onboard. That's a big "if" though.
            • joegibbs 1 day ago
              How much usage is it going to be? I definitely run out too fast on the $200 plan if I have more than one task going at a time. 500 is a bit pricey though…
              • 4d4m 1 day ago
                If it were not rate limited that would be acceptable for enterprise use
                • gatio 15 hours ago
                  Except: Enterprises are driven toward API pricing, with at most some bulk purchase discounts), because they need enterprise/security features (central control).. If an enterprise gets a 50% discount on API pricing, they are doing well (OpenAI publicly offers a 30% discount for at least $1000 in credit, so we can safely assume 30% as a starting point).
                • hotragn 1 day ago
                  I really doubt they would release that. In order to sustain, they would have to reduce the current plans/increase usage with good quality.
                  • verdverm 1 day ago
                    haven't heard of it, enjoying my $10 OpenCode Go sub, dual OEM spark setup, and open weights. I also use Fireworks at work.

                    Every token vendor seems to be having issues, by proxy of hyperscaler capacity issues. Whether or not we get served up quants is opaque, and should be a finable offense for not delivering what you are charging for.

                    The dual spark is definitely nice when this happens, and even though I doubt I'll ever pay it back in terms of saved token costs, the freedom sure does feel great!

                    • preommr 1 day ago
                      > $10 OpenCode Go sub

                      I suppose this is as good a plan as any.

                      I had to migrate away from Github Copilot in June, and I am not looking forward to doing the whole moving thing again.

                      • verdverm 1 day ago
                        OC Go is pretty generous with the quota for what you pay, hard to pass up access to a wide variety of open models for $10 / month