OpenAI announced on August 10, 2026 that it is adding Premium seats to ChatGPT Business to give heavier users more capacity and fewer interruptions. Premium seats increase per‑user allowance, remove the existing five‑hour usage cap, and include predictable weekly usage resets, the company said.
What Premium seats include
According to OpenAI, a Premium seat delivers five times the usage of a Standard seat and eliminates the five‑hour usage limit. Workspaces that hit a seat limit can add shared workspace credits, which are managed by the workspace owner.
OpenAI highlighted specific workflows that could make use of the expanded allotments. Examples include turning sales reports and customer feedback into operating plans, building marketing campaigns from customer insights, and using Codex to build and test across larger codebases.
Pricing, mixing seats and administration
Premium seats are priced at $125 per user per month, or $100 per user per month when billed annually. Standard seats remain at $25 per user per month, or $20 per user per month when billed annually. Workspaces can mix Standard and Premium seats, upgrade or reassign seats as needs change, and monitor usage, billing, and spend limits from a central admin console.
OpenAI said the intention is to let teams tailor capacity without creating separate subscriptions or fragmenting work across different accounts.
For businesses that require still more capacity, OpenAI noted the option to purchase shared workspace credits that are administered by the workspace owner.
As a limited promotion, the first 10,000 eligible ChatGPT Business customers who join the waitlist with the workspace owner’s email can receive $100 in workspace credits (2,500 credits) for each Premium seat they add, up to $500 for five seats. Some customers who sign up may receive early access before Premium becomes generally available. The promotion ends on August 20.
To participate, workspace owners must join the waitlist using the email address associated with their ChatGPT Business account; OpenAI will follow up with redemption instructions and availability details.
Original source: OpenAI News