The expansion targets organizations demanding heavier AI workloads by lifting standard usage caps and offering predictable weekly resets.
ChatGPT Business Pricing and Tiers
According to TechFocus24, the newly launched Premium option delivers up to five times the usage capacity of standard subscriptions. Organizations can purchase the Premium seats for $125 per user per month, or drop the rate to $100 per user per month by committing to annual billing. By comparison, standard ChatGPT Business seats cost $25 per user monthly or $20 annually, according to Cryptobriefing. Workspace administrators can mix and match both seat tiers within a single organization, tailoring access to specific employee workloads.
Cryptobriefing notes that OpenAI originally rebranded its team-focused offering from ChatGPT Team to ChatGPT Business on August 29, 2025. Standard seats require a minimum purchase of two and include administrative controls, single sign-on, and a privacy guarantee that protects business data from training OpenAI models. To help mid-market companies bridge the gap between standard plans and custom-quoted Enterprise packages—which typically require around 150 seats—the new tier provides an intermediate option.
Operational Adjustments and Promotions
OpenAI designed the Premium tier for intensive operational tasks, including inventory management, marketing campaign development, business performance analysis, customer experience improvements, and product development, according to TechFocus24. The tier removes the standard five-hour usage limit and permits workspace administrators to buy extra shared credits when teams exhaust their capacity.
To incentivize adoption, OpenAI launched a promotional campaign running through August 20 for the first 10,000 eligible customers who join the Premium waitlist, as reported by Investing.com. Qualifying workspace owners receive $100 in credits—equal to 2,500 credits—for every Premium seat added, up to a maximum of five seats and $500 total per workspace. Additionally, Cryptobriefing reported that starting August 19, 2026, any seats added to an existing Business plan incur immediate pro-rated charges rather than waiting for the next billing cycle, while Codex-only workspace seats were phased out on June 24, 2026.