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Pricing Updates

Plan changes, new tiers, and pricing updates.

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OpenAIOpenAIpricing
Link·Aug 21, 2026

GPT-5.6 Sol Price Cut (Temporary)

OpenAI dropped API and credit pricing for GPT-5.6 Sol by more than 20%, for the next three months only.

  • Best for: work already running on GPT-5.6 Sol at volume
  • When to use it: you have a Sol workload you have been holding back on cost
  • Who benefits: developers on the API, and teams spending Codex or ChatGPT Work credits
ManusManuspricing
Link·Aug 21, 2026

Manus Free Access Extended (Through August 28)

Manus extended its free-access campaign, so free and paid users can keep using Manus 1.6 and 1.6 Lite at no charge within a daily allowance.

Manus
  • Best for: testing Manus on a task that matters before paying for it
  • When to use it: you have been meaning to try Manus and the window closes August 28
  • Who benefits: anyone evaluating Manus, on a free or a paid account
GoogleGooglepricing
Link·Aug 19, 2026

Google AI Pro Free Year for College Students

Eligible college students get 12 months of a paid Gemini plan at no cost.

Google
  • Best for: Getting a full-featured Gemini plan into a student's hands without a budget conversation.
  • When to use it: You are a college student, or run programs for them, and the paid tier is the blocker.
  • Who benefits: Verified college students in the US and 140+ other countries.
AnthropicAnthropicpricing
Link·Aug 18, 2026

Claude Code Weekly Limits Extended Through August 31

The 50% higher weekly cap on Claude Code stays in place until August 31 for paid plans.

Anthropic
  • Best for: Long Claude Code weeks that used to hit the cap before the project was done
  • When to use it: You are scoping work that runs into late August and need to know the ceiling
  • Who benefits: Paid Claude plan holders running Claude Code most days
August 2026
AnthropicAnthropicpricing
Link·Aug 10, 2026

Claude Sonnet 5 Pricing Made Permanent

The launch price for Sonnet 5, $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, stays instead of rising after August 31.

  • Best for: Budgeting high-volume agent and automation work that runs on Sonnet 5 through the API.
  • When to use it: You held off building on Sonnet 5 because the cheap rate was scheduled to expire.
  • Who benefits: Developers and teams running large token volumes through the Sonnet 5 API.
OpenAIOpenAIpricing
Link·Aug 10, 2026

ChatGPT Business Premium Seats

A higher-capacity seat for ChatGPT Business at $125 per user per month, with five times the usage of a Standard seat.

OpenAI
  • Best for: Teams where a few heavy users keep hitting ChatGPT limits partway through a project.
  • When to use it: Your most active people run out of capacity before the work is finished and the rest of the team does not.
  • Who benefits: Workspace owners on ChatGPT Business who want to buy extra capacity per person instead of upgrading everyone.
July 2026
OpenAIOpenAIpricing
Link·Jul 30, 2026

GPT-5.6 Luna and Terra Price Cuts

OpenAI cut the API price of GPT-5.6 Luna by 80% and GPT-5.6 Terra by 20%, for anyone building on those models or using them through Codex and ChatGPT Work.

  • Best for: High-volume work you skipped because the token cost did not pencil out, like classifying or rewriting thousands of items at a time.
  • When to use it: A repetitive job is running on a pricier model and the quality bar does not need the top tier.
  • Who benefits: Marketing ops teams running batch content or data jobs through the API, plus Codex and ChatGPT Work subscribers.
AnthropicAnthropicpricing
Link·Jul 18, 2026

Fable 5 Added to Max and Team Premium Plans

Fable 5, Anthropic's creative writing model, is now part of Max and Team Premium plans at half the usual limits; Pro and Team Standard keep it through pay-as-you-go credits.

Anthropic
  • Best for: Getting Fable 5 access included in your plan instead of paying per use through credits.
  • When to use it: Applies from July 20; Max and Team Premium plans include Fable at 50% of their normal limits.
  • Who benefits: Max and Team Premium subscribers; Pro and Team Standard users keep credit-based access and get a one-time $100 credit.
June 2026
GoogleGooglepricing
Link·Jun 8, 2026

Google AI Plus Price Drop

Google's AI Plus subscription drops to $4.99 a month from $7.99, with included storage doubled to 400GB. For individual Google AI subscribers.

Google
  • Best for: Getting Gemini 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro, and Deep Research at the lowest paid Google AI tier.
  • When to use it: You want paid Gemini features but do not need the higher AI Pro tier.
  • Who benefits: Individuals and families; the plan supports sharing with up to six people.
AnthropicAnthropicpricing
Link·Jun 5, 2026

Claude Cowork Usage Limits Doubled (Temporary)

Claude doubled how much you can run in Cowork through July 5, on every paid plan.

  • Best for: delegating bigger, multi-step tasks to Claude in the Cowork desktop app without hitting limits as fast
  • When to use it: you have been capped mid-task in Cowork and want to push longer jobs before the bump expires July 5
  • Who benefits: paid Claude subscribers who run work through the Cowork desktop app