AI plan changelog
Every price and limit change we can verify, with a date and a source. Deadlines are dates coming up that you should know about.
- ChatGPT deadline
Deadline: ChatGPT student offer (4 free months of Plus)
Eligible US college students must claim by Oct 31, 2026. Source ↗
- ChatGPT deadline
Deadline: Pro 200 grandfathered allowance ends
Eligible Pro 200 subscribers move to the lower allowance after this date. Source ↗
- Claude deadline
Deadline: Claude banked reset expires
Unused Sep 22 reset cards can be applied until Oct 22, 2026. Source ↗
Sloane: Use it or lose it: apply your saved reset before Oct 22. - Grok plan
xAI replaces SuperGrok with The X Subscription ($0/$8/$30/$100/$200)
One pooled usage allowance across Grok, Cursor and X. Existing SuperGrok subscribers can keep their plan or switch with a prorated refund. Source ↗
Sloane: Already on SuperGrok? You can keep your plan. Compare the pools before you switch. - Mistral Vibe (Le Chat) limits
Mistral Pro API credits cut from $30 to $25.50; Free gets Vibe CLI/IDE
Detected between Oct 5 and Oct 12 pricing-page captures. Free plan loses $10/month API credits. Source ↗
- ChatGPT plan
ChatGPT Pro 500 launches; new Pro 200 subs get a lower allowance
Three Pro tiers: $100, $200, $500. Grandfathered Pro 200 subscribers keep the old allowance through Oct 29, 2026. Source ↗
Sloane: Same $200 price, less usage for new subscribers. That's why I read the fine print. - Claude limits
Anthropic raises 5-hour limits on Pro, Max and Team; one-time banked reset
Five-hour limits increased (amount not published) alongside Opus 5.5. Paid users got a saved rate-limit reset usable until Oct 22, 2026. Source ↗
Sloane: A welcome bump, but Anthropic didn't say how big. Check Settings → Usage to see yours. - ChatGPT limits
Unlimited text chats for ChatGPT Free and Go; effort slider for Plus/Pro
GPT-5.6 Luna becomes default for Free/Go with unlimited text chats (rolling out the following week). Uploads, images, voice and tools keep separate limits. Source ↗
Sloane: “Unlimited” means the text box. Uploads, images and voice still have caps. - Gemini price
Google AI Plus cut from $7.99 to $4.99; storage doubled to 400 GB
New price applies from the next billing cycle. Source ↗
Sloane: The cheapest paid AI plan we track got cheaper. And it includes video generation. - Gemini limits
Gemini moves to compute-based limits; new $99.99 AI Ultra tier
Daily prompt counts replaced by compute-based limits that refresh every 5 hours within a weekly cap. A $99.99 Ultra tier was added. Source ↗
- Microsoft Copilot plan
Microsoft 365 Premium launches at $19.99; Copilot Pro no longer sold
Microsoft folded Copilot Pro into a new Microsoft 365 Premium plan with the highest consumer Copilot limits at the time. Source ↗