Premium seats are coming to ChatGPT Business

Why it matters

OpenAI has announced Premium seats for ChatGPT Business, a new tier designed for the most active users on a team. Premium seats provide substantially more usage than Standard seats and eliminate the five-hour usage limit, allowing heavier users to work on larger projects with fewer interruptions. Workspace owners can mix Standard and Premium seats within the same workspace, assign or reassign seats as needs change, and monitor usage and billing centrally, avoiding separate subscriptions or fragmented administration. The announcement frames the offering as a response to customer demand: as teams apply ChatGPT to more ambitious work such as planning, marketing campaigns, and codebase development, capacity constraints became a common complaint. OpenAI is also running a limited-time promotion offering workspace credits for each Premium seat added by eligible early sign-ups, with some customers receiving early access before general availability. The move signals OpenAI's continued push to monetize differentiated usage levels within its business product, matching pricing to how intensively individual employees actually use the tool.