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OpenAI Plans to Merge ChatGPT and Codex Usage Quotas in December

Original sourceThe DecoderAdditional: madrobot.blog

Summary

OpenAI plans to integrate ChatGPT's Chat and Work (coding and automation features like Codex) into a single interface starting December 2026, with Plus, Pro, and Business plans sharing a single token-based budget, according to reports. Users will see combined remaining quota and reset times in sett…

Key points

  • Directly affects developers' and teams' AI tool budget planning and the available quota for daily coding agents.
  • Binding chat and coding agents into the same token pool marks a watershed shift in AI tools from all-you-can-eat subscriptions to usage-based pricing.
  • Teams need to re-estimate combined Codex and ChatGPT usage and adjust plan tiers or credit budgets before December.

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