Premium seats are available now
OpenAI announced the new seat type on August 10, 2026 and recorded general availability in its August 24 release notes. It is no longer a waitlist offer. Teams can mix Standard and Premium seats in the same ChatGPT Business workspace and reassign them as needs change.
Price and capacity
Premium costs $100 per user per month billed annually or $125 billed monthly. Standard costs $20 or $25 respectively. According to OpenAI, Premium includes five times as much usage, removes the five-hour limit and resets usage weekly. Workspace owners can monitor usage and manage billing centrally. Check local taxes and terms at checkout.
Who should upgrade
The upgrade is most relevant to people regularly hitting Standard usage limits during analysis, coding or production. Because seat types can coexist, a team can assign Premium to its heaviest users and measure the benefit before expanding. More capacity alone does not guarantee better results: compare actual limit interruptions and cost per person.
The credit promotion ended
The original announcement offered promotional workspace credits for early signups in August. OpenAI updated the announcement on August 25 to say that the promotion had ended. Do not include those credits in a current cost estimate.
A practical buying decision
Before buying, distinguish a capacity shortage from a workflow problem. See our AI for business page for an implementation perspective. Primary sources: OpenAI announcement and update and ChatGPT Business release notes.