Update 2026-09-30: this playbook was written on 29 September, during OpenAI’s pause of the $200 tier, when a ready-made account was the only way in. On 30 September the tier reopened as Pro 200 (formerly Pro 20x) with a smaller allowance for new subscriptions; eligible existing subscribers keep the old one until 29 October, and Pro 500 sits above it. The advice below covers both allowances. Choosing a tier: Pro 100 vs 200 vs 500.
How to get ChatGPT Pro 200 (open to new subscriptions again since 30 September):
  • A separate account, ready to use: ready-made Pro 200 account ¥1,349 (≈ 201.05 USDT), Pro 200 already active. It’s hand-delivered: enter and verify a delivery email after paying and our team emails the account; the order page shows 30 minutes to about 4 hours. You can bind your own email.
  • On your own account (Free, Plus or Pro; new subscription, renewal or upgrade): Pro 200 top-up ¥1,300, usually 5–30 minutes, same account and history.
  • Need Ultrafast or the highest allowance: Pro 500 ¥3,599.

The allowances in Pro 200

PoolNew subscriptionOld allowance (until 29 Oct)When it runs out
Chat: GPT-6 Proabout 100 a week (Engadget)200 a weekWait for the weekly reset; credits don’t cover chat
Chat: GPT-5.6 Sol Pronot published170 a day (at most 200 a day with GPT-6 Pro)Resets the next day
Codex / ChatGPT Work (all models)about 10× Plus (Engadget)about 20× PlusWait for the weekly reset, or use credits

Pro plans currently have no five-hour limit in Codex; the weekly allowance is what runs out. In September OpenAI published per-5-hour estimates for the old 20x — GPT-6 Sol 300–3,000, Luna 7,000–56,000, Astra 100–900 local messages — which are still useful as proportions: the smaller the model, the further the allowance goes. The pools don’t eat into each other, and that is what makes planning possible.

Which allowance for which job

TaskWhere and which modelWhy
Hard reasoning, long-document analysis, work you deliverGPT-6 Pro in chatOnly about 100 a week on a new subscription (reported) — keep them for what’s worth it
Heavy everyday questions, writing, editingGPT-5.6 Sol Pro in chatSpares the weekly GPT-6 Pro allowance (170 a day on the old allowance)
Mainline coding and featuresCodex: GPT-6 SolThe best value: about 1/5 of Astra’s credit cost for the same output
Bulk renames, tests, docs, well-defined small editsCodex: GPT-6 LunaAbout 1/20 of Sol’s cost; hard to exhaust
The hardest debugging, long-horizon agent workCodex: GPT-6 AstraStrongest and priciest: about 5× Sol for the same output

The ratios come from OpenAI’s credit rate card: per million output tokens, Astra 1,250, Sol 250 and Luna 12.5 credits — Astra about 5× Sol, Sol about 20× Luna. OpenAI’s September per-5-hour estimates pointed the same way.

Your first week

WhenWhat to doWhy
Day 1Sign in at chatgpt.com and confirm GPT-6 Pro is in the model menu; sign in to Codex with the ChatGPT account (CLI, IDE extension, desktop app or web). On a ready-made account, change the password first; you can also bind your own email.Confirms your allowances and that only you can get in
Day 2Write custom instructions; if you need old chats, export conversations.json from the old account and upload it to a chat in the new one as reference.Less allowance spent re-explaining yourself
Day 3Add AGENTS.md at the repo root: conventions, common commands, folders not to touch.Codex reads it every run, so you don’t repeat it per task
Days 4–5Assign models as in the table above: Sol for mainline work, Luna for bulk, Astra only for the hardest; take deep questions to GPT-6 Pro in chat.The same allowance does several times the work
Days 6–7Note which cap you hit: GPT-6 Pro in chat or the weekly Codex allowance. Rebalance; add credits if Codex occasionally runs short.Know the bottleneck before you max it out

What moves between accounts and what doesn’t: switching to a ready-made account.

7 habits that waste Pro 200

  1. GPT-6 Pro for everything. About 100 a week on a new subscription (reported) disappears by midweek if you spend them on trivia. Use GPT-5.6 Sol Pro for everyday questions.
  2. Astra for simple edits. The same output costs about 5× more than on Sol — pointless for renaming a variable.
  3. Fast mode by default. Under OpenAI’s billing rules Fast mode uses your included allowance 2.5× as fast as Standard (2× once you are on credits). Turn it on only when you’re in a hurry.
  4. Re-pasting whole files. Cached input counts at 10% of normal input; continuing in the same session beats starting over and pasting again.
  5. No AGENTS.md. Re-explaining the project in every task spends allowance on repetition.
  6. Sharing the account. Ready-made accounts are one person per account; sharing breaks OpenAI’s terms and invites risk checks.
  7. Letting it lapse. Each ready-made order is 30 days, with reminders 7, 3 and 1 days before expiry; renew by messaging Telegram @ccnb1937 with your order ID and keep the same account. If you are on the old allowance, a lapse before 29 October loses it: a new subscription gets the new allowance.

Don’t have Pro 200 yet?

From 10 to 30 September 2026 OpenAI paused new sign-ups to the $200 tier, and a ready-made account was the only way in; since 30 September anyone can subscribe again, with the new allowance. Three routes:

  • A separate account, ready to go: a ready-made Pro 200 account (¥1,349 ≈ 201.05 USDT) with Pro 200 already active. It’s hand-delivered: after paying, enter a delivery email on the order page and click the verification link; our team emails the account, and the order page shows 30 minutes to about 4 hours. One person per account; you can bind your own email; renew every 30 days.
  • Keep your own account (Free, Plus or Pro): Pro 200 on your own account (¥1,300), new subscription, renewal or upgrade, usually 5–30 minutes after the checks on the order page.
  • Pro 200 still active from before 30 September: keep it renewing without a gap; that holds the old allowance through 29 October.

The pricing page also lists a limited ready-made account still on the previous 20x allowance; per OpenAI that allowance lasts through 29 October 2026 while the subscription stays active.

Contact the bottom-right live chat promptly if anything goes wrong. Need Ultrafast or the highest cap: Pro 500. If you mainly want more Codex and don’t need GPT-6 Pro in chat, see alternatives to 20x.