OpenAI has added Premium seats to ChatGPT Business to give the most active teammates greater capacity. Premium seats provide five times the usage of Standard seats and remove the previous five‑hour usage cap, allowing users to work on larger projects with fewer interruptions within the same Business workspace.
Practical purpose
This change responds to teams increasingly using ChatGPT for complex business tasks such as managing inventory, building marketing campaigns, analyzing business performance, improving customer experience, and developing new products. Premium seats let the heaviest users sustain larger workloads without being stopped by usage limits.
Pricing and mixing seat types
- Premium: $125 per user per month, or $100 per user per month when billed annually.
- Standard: $25 per user per month, or $20 per user per month when billed annually.
Workspaces can include both Premium and Standard seats, so organizations can assign the appropriate seat type to each teammate based on their role and usage needs.
Limits and additional capacity
If a workspace reaches its usage limits, the workspace owner can purchase shared workspace credits to provide additional capacity. The Business plan aims to offer flexibility in AI usage levels without forcing separate subscriptions or fragmenting work.
Early signup promotion
For a limited time, the first 10,000 eligible ChatGPT Business customers can receive $100 in workspace credits (2,500 credits) for each Premium seat they add, up to five seats (maximum $500 per workspace). To qualify, the workspace owner must join the waitlist using the email address associated with their ChatGPT Business workspace; OpenAI will follow up with instructions for redeeming credits and inform participants when Premium seats become available for their workspace.
Some customers who sign up may also be selected for early access to Premium before general availability.
Deadline and next steps
The promotion requires signing up by August 20. If you are not the workspace owner, share the offer with the person who manages your ChatGPT Business account. Additional eligibility details and instructions are provided in OpenAI's help center article.
Expected impact for teams
Premium seats are intended to keep work flowing for the most active users: business owners can convert sales reports, customer feedback, and inventory data into operating plans; marketers can build campaigns from customer insights; and developers can use Codex to develop, test, and improve features across larger codebases. The Premium option adds capacity so teams can maintain productivity on more ambitious projects.
