OpenAI 将于 12 月合并 ChatGPT 的 Chat 与 Work，Plus、Pro、Business 共享 token 预算
OpenAI's upcoming chat-and-work merger in ChatGPT signals the end of all-you-can-prompt pricing
AI 导读
OpenAI 更新支持页面称，从 12 月起，Plus、Pro 和 Business 套餐将在 ChatGPT 与 Codex 之间共享同一份 token 预算，同时把 Work 的智能体功能并入主界面。
摘要与补充说明
token 衡量模型处理与生成的信息量，模型和任务越复杂，消耗预算越快；用户可在设置中查看剩余额度和重置时间，达到上限后可等待重置、升级套餐或购买额外额度。使用 Instant 模型的对话不计入预算，因此 ChatGPT 名义上仍是固定费率服务，但低价套餐的高强度使用可能带来更低质量的结果。
正文
ChatGPT is merging Chat and Work, changing how usage limits work. Starting in December, Plus, Pro, and Business plans will share a single token budget across ChatGPT and Codex, according to an updated OpenAI support page, as OpenAI folds Work's agentic features into the main interface. OpenAI had already announced plans to merge Chat and Work.
Tokens measure the information a model processes and generates, so more complex models and tasks eat through the budget faster. Users can check their remaining balance and reset times in Settings, and once they hit the limit, they can wait for a reset, upgrade, or buy extra credits.
Chats with Instant models won't count toward the budget, so on paper ChatGPT stays a flat-rate service, but heavy usage on cheaper plans will likely mean lower-quality results. OpenAI recently doubled usage limits for higher-priced plans, presumably to prepare for the merger, which itself is likely a response to criticism of ChatGPT's growing complexity. Users currently choose between two operating modes and 11 model settings, differences even experienced users can barely keep straight. Anthropic already combined Chat and "Cowork" in Claude.
AI News Without the Hype – Curated by Humans
Subscribe to THE DECODER for ad-free reading, a weekly AI newsletter, our exclusive "AI Radar" frontier report six times a year, full archive access, and access to our comment section.