OpenAI adds flexible Codex pricing as weekly users hit 2M
Surging Codex demand — 6x growth since January — pushed OpenAI to launch pay-as-you-go Codex seats and a new $100 credit offer for teams.
Codex has grown from a developer curiosity to a core workload tool fast. OpenAI reports 2 million builders now use Codex every week, with Business and Enterprise adoption up 6x since January 2026 — and the pricing model couldn't keep up.
As of April 2, OpenAI switched Codex billing from per-message to API token usage, and introduced pay-as-you-go Codex-only seats for Business and Enterprise teams — no forced full seat fee. Separately, a promotional $100 credit is being offered per new Codex seat activated in eligible Business workspaces (up to $500/workspace, through April 30).
A parallel community push had been building too — a forum thread simply titled "Give us a $100 plan please" gained significant traction before the announcement.
Why it matters: OpenAI is clearly optimizing Codex for team-scale adoption — token-based pricing and flexible seats make it easier to justify at the org level, not just for solo devs.
Sources
- Codex now offers pay-as-you-go pricing for teams openai.com
- Codex for Business Promotion: Earn up to $500 in Credits help.openai.com
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