OpenAI announced that eligible ChatGPT Pro and Business users will receive API in credits

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OpenAI Following up on Claude membership benefits: an equal amount is granted each month API in credits, up to 500 USD Beating AI reported that OpenAI announced that eligible ChatGPT Pro and Business users will receive API in credits.

Pro has 100、200、500 USD three plans, each eligible to receive an equivalent amount in API credits.

For Business, the benefit is calculated by paid seat: Standard provides 20 USD per seat, Premium provides 100 USD per seat, and the entire workspace can receive up to 500 USD per month.

This benefit was not pioneered by OpenAI. Anthropic introduced a similar policy for Claude Max and Team users as early as October 7. Max 5x、20x users can receive 100、200 USD per month, respectively; Team is likewise calculated by seat, up to 500 USD.

To claim the benefit, the paid subscription must have been active for at least 7 days, and the account must be linked to the user’s own API organization. The initial credit is prorated based on the remaining time in the current billing cycle; thereafter, it is issued automatically upon subscription renewal. Unused credits expire and are cleared; they cannot be rolled over.

The granted API credits can be used to call OpenAI text, image, voice, and other models, but cannot be used to pay Codex usage fees—even when logging in to Codex with a API Key.

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Beating AI reported that OpenAI will provide eligible ChatGPT Pro and Business users with API in credits.
Pro users reportedly receive 100 USD、200 USD、500 USD three plans can each receive an equivalent amount in API credits.
Business is calculated by paid seat: Standard provides 20 USD per seat, Premium provides 100 USD per seat, and the entire workspace can receive up to 500 USD。
To claim the benefit, the subscription must have been paid and active for at least 7 days, and the account must be linked to the user’s own API organization.
The initial credit is prorated based on the remaining time in the current billing cycle, then issued automatically upon subscription renewal; unused credits expire and are cleared and cannot be rolled over.
Granted credits can be used to call OpenAI text, image, voice, and other models, but cannot be used to pay Codex usage fees.
Anthropic reportedly introduced a similar policy for Claude Max and Team users in October 7.

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This amounts to granting some paid subscribers API in credits. Eligible users can apply the credits when calling OpenAI text, image, or voice models, but the credits have eligibility requirements, an expiration period, and a maximum amount, and cannot be used for Codex usage fees.

Why it matters to readers

For eligible users, this benefit may reduce their actual spending on API; however, its impact depends on the plan, number of seats, remaining billing cycle, and whether the credits can be used before they expire.

If you subscribe to a ChatGPT paid plan and use API, you should check whether you are eligible, how many credits you can claim, and when they expire; people who only use Codex cannot apply these credits to their usage fees.

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The evidence consists only of a report from an information channel and its original link; it does not include an OpenAI official announcement or terms page.
The applicable regions, effective date, and complete scope of account eligibility cannot be confirmed from the evidence.
As stated in Anthropic's policy, “October 7” does not specify a year.
It cannot be confirmed whether the relevant policy will be amended or revoked in the future.

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