- Seat prices: Standard ¥220 ≈ 32.79 USDT, Premium ≈ 163.94 USDT per seat per month
- Official list prices: Standard $25 monthly / $20 billed annually; Premium $125 / $100; per user per month, USD, may vary by country
- What you get: the owner account of a ready Business workspace, emailed the same day; you invite members and assign Standard or Premium inside the seats you paid for; 30 days per order
Standard vs Premium: the side-by-side
Only what OpenAI's Help Center and Business pages state on 2026-10-22. Both seats include ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work and Codex, and both use the same workspace, plugins, admin controls, SSO and MFA.
| Standard seat | Premium seat | |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI price per user per month | $25 monthly, $20 billed annually | $125 monthly, $100 billed annually |
| Here, per month | ¥220 ≈ 32.79 USDT | ≈ 163.94 USDT (5x Standard) |
| Work and Codex allowance | Same five-hour estimates as Plus (GPT-6 Astra 5–45, GPT-6 Sol 15–150 local messages) | 5x Standard |
| Five-hour limit | Yes | No |
| Pro messages in Chat (GPT-6 Pro + GPT-5.6 Sol Pro, shared) | 15 a month | 50 a week (≈ 217 a month by our arithmetic) |
| GPT-6 Astra in Work and Codex | Limited, inside the Standard allowance | Whole allowance can go to Astra |
| Dots (always-on agents) | No | Yes, in eligible markets |
| Instant chat | Virtually unlimited on both, within OpenAI's misuse safeguards | |
| Beyond the allowance | Workspace credits, if the workspace has them and spend controls allow | |
| Data and privacy | Not used for training by default; admins cannot see all private member chats by default | |
Read the 5x correctly. OpenAI says Premium raises the included Work and Codex allowance and that individual ChatGPT model allowances are separate, so "5x" is not a multiplier on every feature. And per unit of Work and Codex usage, Premium is priced exactly like Standard: five times the price for five times the allowance. What you actually buy with Premium is concentration: one person gets five seats' worth of Codex, with no five-hour wall, plus the larger Pro-message, Astra and dots allowances on top.
Which roles need Premium
The table is our rule of thumb, built from the limits above. The usage dashboard in each member's account is the real test.
| Role | Typical use | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| Sales, support, operations, HR, finance | Writing, replies, summaries, spreadsheets, occasional deep research | Standard |
| Marketing and content | Drafts, images, research, a few agent tasks a week | Standard |
| Managers and analysts | Reports in ChatGPT Work, a handful of hard questions a month | Standard; Premium if they hit the five-hour window or run out of Pro messages |
| Developers using Codex every day | Long local and cloud tasks, refactors, reviews | Premium |
| Tech lead or researcher | GPT-6 Pro on hard problems several times a week, Astra in Codex | Premium |
| Founder who wants dots | Always-on agents that keep work moving between chats | Premium (eligible markets only) |
Signs a Standard user needs Premium
- They hit the five-hour window in Codex or Work several times a week and wait for the reset.
- The 15 monthly Pro messages are gone in the first week or two.
- Astra tasks stop early, because Standard gets only a limited share of its allowance on Astra.
- They want dots and you are in an eligible market.
Signs Premium is wasted
- The person mostly chats at Instant or Medium, which is effectively unlimited on Standard too.
- They open Codex once a week or never.
- They want a better model rather than more of it: both seats use the same models.
Team mixes and what they cost (live)
Monthly totals at today's prices (refreshed hourly; the pricing page is authoritative), next to OpenAI's list prices for the same mix. Each order here covers 30 days; for annual terms, ask before ordering.
| Team | Mix | Here, per month | Per person | OpenAI, monthly billing | OpenAI, billed annually (per month) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two light users | 2 Standard | ≈ 65.58 USDT | ≈ 32.79 USDT | $50 | $40 |
| A founder who codes + one colleague | 1 Premium + 1 Standard | ≈ 196.73 USDT | ≈ 98.37 USDT | $150 | $120 |
| One developer + two business users | 1 Premium + 2 Standard | ≈ 229.51 USDT | ≈ 76.51 USDT | $175 | $140 |
| Five writers, sales or support staff | 5 Standard | ≈ 163.94 USDT | ≈ 32.79 USDT | $125 | $100 |
| One power user in a team of five | 1 Premium + 4 Standard | ≈ 295.09 USDT | ≈ 59.02 USDT | $225 | $180 |
| Two developers + three business users | 2 Premium + 3 Standard | ≈ 426.23 USDT | ≈ 85.25 USDT | $325 | $260 |
| Small company with a two-person tech team | 2 Premium + 8 Standard | ≈ 590.17 USDT | ≈ 59.02 USDT | $450 | $360 |
| Twenty people, one in five on Codex daily | 4 Premium + 16 Standard | ≈ 1180.33 USDT | ≈ 59.02 USDT | $900 | $720 |
Two patterns stand out. First, one Premium seat costs the same as four extra Standard seats, so in a five-person team the question is "does one person need five seats' worth of Codex?", not "does the team need Premium?". Second, the official 200-seat cap counts Standard and Premium together; above that, OpenAI sells ChatGPT Enterprise through its sales team, which we do not offer.
When one person should get Pro 200 instead
By our estimate a Premium seat is about 5x Plus in Work and Codex (OpenAI gives Standard the same estimates as Plus, and Premium is 5x Standard), while a new Pro 200 is reported at about 10x Plus. A Premium seat here (≈ 163.94 USDT) costs less than a Pro 200 top-up on the person's own account (≈ 193.75 USDT), but carries about half the reported usage. So if one person needs more than Premium, does not have to sit in the company workspace, or is buying for themselves alone (Business needs 2 seats), a personal Pro 200 (≈ 193.75 USDT) is usually the better fit. The full comparison, with cost per person for 1–5 people, is in ChatGPT Pro 200 vs Business; we will not repeat it here.
Switching seat types later
- Moving a seat between people is free. The owner can reassign or swap seats that are already paid for at no charge. If your Codex-heavy developer goes on leave, give their Premium seat to someone else for the month.
- Premium is assigned, not automatic. Buying Premium capacity does not upgrade everyone; the owner sets each member's seat type. Invitations use the default seat type, and members can invite others while seats are free, so check pending invites under Workspace settings > Members.
- Changing the mix is a billing change. More seats, more Premium or workspace credits all change what is paid. Write to us first and do not change billing inside the workspace yourself.
- Downgrades wait for their date. OpenAI applies a Premium → Standard change at its effective date; access is not reduced before then. With us the natural moment is renewal: before the 30 days end, message Telegram @ccnb1937 with your order ID and the new mix. We confirm the price when you write; there is no fixed renewal price.
How to buy the seats here
- Choose the mix on the ChatGPT Business card: Standard and Premium steppers, at least 2 seats in total.
- Pay in USDT (TRC20 or BEP20), exactly the amount on the order page, and give the email address for delivery.
- Receive the owner account of a ready Business workspace, emailed by our staff the same day.
- Invite your team with their own ChatGPT accounts and set each person's seat type. One person per seat.
The full walkthrough, with what to check on delivery, is in How to buy ChatGPT Business seats. Sizing for a whole company is in ChatGPT for teams: buying by company size.
Buying for a company
Email support@claudemax.shop with the subject "Business purchase", or message Telegram @ccnb1937, with the seat mix and the company name. Payment on the site is USDT; if you need an invoice, a bank transfer or other paperwork, ask before ordering and we confirm case by case what is possible. Orders of 100 seats or more are reviewed by a person before ordering. We have served 90+ company customers as of September 2026 (our own, self-reported figure). We are not OpenAI and not an authorized OpenAI reseller; more in Is ClaudeMax legit? Paying in USDT for the first time: Pay for ChatGPT and Claude with USDT.
Rules and risks to know
OpenAI's terms prohibit sharing account credentials and reselling access, and OpenAI may restrict access when it finds misuse; each seat is for one person with their own account. OpenAI also says that accessing its services from outside its supported countries and territories may get an account blocked or suspended. These are OpenAI's rules and we cannot change them. If anything goes wrong with an order, contact the bottom-right live chat or Telegram @ccnb1937 promptly.