OpenAI Adds Premium Seats to ChatGPT Business at $100–$125
On August 10, 2026, OpenAI introduced Premium seats for ChatGPT Business—5× Standard usage, no five-hour usage limit, mixable with Standard seats in one workspace—priced at $125 per user per month or $100 annually, with a waitlist promotion of $100 workspace credits per seat through August 20.
TLDR
OpenAI on August 10, 2026 announced Premium seats for ChatGPT Business, answering the top customer request for higher capacity inside the same secure Business workspace. Premium delivers 5× the usage of Standard seats and removes the five-hour usage limit, with predictable weekly resets. Pricing: $125 per user per month, or $100 when billed annually. Standard stays $25 / $20 (monthly / annual). Workspace owners can mix, assign, and reassign seat types. A limited waitlist offer gives eligible owners $100 in workspace credits (2,500 credits) per Premium seat, up to five seats ($500), for sign-ups before August 20, 2026 (first 10,000 eligible workspaces).
What shipped
| Item | Detail (OpenAI Product primary) |
|---|---|
| Product | Premium seats for ChatGPT Business |
| Usage | 5× Standard; no five-hour usage limit; weekly usage resets |
| Premium price | $125/user/month · $100/user/month annual |
| Standard price | $25/user/month · $20/user/month annual (unchanged) |
| Admin | Mix seat types; upgrade/reassign; monitor usage; single billing surface |
| Overflow | Shared workspace credits when Premium hits limits |
| Promotion | Waitlist by Aug 20, 2026: $100 credits per qualifying Premium seat, up to 5 seats; some early access |
| Status | Waitlist / coming soon — not framed as same-day GA for every workspace |
OpenAI positions Premium for “most active teammates” doing inventory planning, campaigns, performance analysis, and Codex-heavy development—power users who outgrow Standard without needing full Enterprise contracts.
Product-line placement
Distinct from GPT‑5.6 Sol / Luna free-tier distribution (Aug 6) and Daybreak cyber access (same day). This is Business plan GTM / pricing—seat SKU and entitlement packaging, not a new base model.
Why this story matters
ChatGPT Business has been the self-serve middle of OpenAI’s stack. A 5× / no-5-hour Premium SKU is how OpenAI monetizes heavy agentic and coding use without forcing every seat to Enterprise. Watch: conversion from waitlist to GA; whether $100 annual Premium undercuts Pro-for-work shadow IT; and how Anthropic Team/Enterprise and Google Workspace AI seat tiers respond.