API credits benefit for eligible ChatGPT subscriptions

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OpenAI has launched a new offer for ChatGPT subscribers who meet the criteria, with $100, $200, and $500 monthly subscription plans eligible for an equal number of API credit limits. Previously, Anthropic has provided similar benefits for Max and Team subscriptions.

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29th October 2026 - Link Blog

API credits benefit for eligible ChatGPT subscriptions. Earlier this month Anthropic announced a generous new benefit for their Max and Team subscriptions: $100, $200, and $500 per month subscribers would get the equivalent quantity of (expiring) credits to use with the Anthropic API.

OpenAI have now launched pretty much exactly the same deal: if you have a $100, $200, or $500 subscription plan with them you now get that same quantity of credits to apply to one of your API organizations.

I maintain subscriptions with both companies, so this is great news for me! I may even ship some public-facing demos now that the credits are already covered by my existing subscriptions.

Source: Simon Willison · simonwillison.net