simonwillison.netarticleAPI credits benefit for eligible ChatGPT subscriptions
Simon Willison's 29 October 2026 link post says OpenAI now gives ChatGPT subscribers on $100, $200 and $500 plans an equal amount of monthly API credits for one API organization. It matches the benefit Anthropic announced earlier in October 2026 for Max and Team plans, where the credits expire. Willison holds both subscriptions and says he may ship public demos funded by the credits.
TL;DR Notes that OpenAI copied Anthropic's perk of monthly API credits equal to the price of $100, $200 and $500 subscription plans.
Organisations named here
- OpenAI
- Anthropic
- Simon Willison
Technologies named here
- Anthropic API
- OpenAI API
- ChatGPT
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