I watched a reverse engineer peel back ChatGPT’s web app and land on a hidden checkout page that wasn’t supposed to be public. The page name read Pro Lite and the price—if the code is honest—was $100 a month (≈€84). My first thought: this is the kind of product move that reshapes who can use pro-level models without selling the house.
I’ve followed a handful of these leaks long enough to separate noise from signals, and you should treat this the same way: useful, not gospel. If you push Plus limits often but balk at $200, you’re exactly the user this is aimed at—so pay attention.
I saw the code flag a new parameter, then found the checkout—ChatGPT Pro Lite could offer 3x–5x higher usage limits
The discovery began with developer Tibor Blaho surfacing a string called chatgptprolite in ChatGPT’s frontend and a backend response that listed a $100/month price. ([beebom.com](https://beebom.com/openai-chatgpt-pro-lite-plan-details-leaked/?utm_source=openai))
The same pieces of code also reference a reasoning_limit_boost that appears designed to raise quotas for the heavier “reasoning” models—OpenAI’s internal flags suggest a 3×–5× increase versus the $20 Plus plan. That’s why reports point to Pro Lite as a middle tier rather than a trimmed-down Pro. ([beebom.com](https://beebom.com/openai-chatgpt-pro-lite-plan-details-leaked/?utm_source=openai))
How much will ChatGPT Pro Lite cost?
Current leak details point to a $100/month sticker (≈€84) in the checkout data—OpenAI hasn’t announced anything official, so that price could be a placeholder, but multiple outlets reporting on the same code trace support the number. ([beebom.com](https://beebom.com/openai-chatgpt-pro-lite-plan-details-leaked/?utm_source=openai))
What will Pro Lite actually give you compared to Plus?
The code’s reasoning_limit_boost and the checkout description (still a draft in reports) indicate larger quotas for high‑compute models and priority access to certain agents—effectively 3×–5× more breathing room than Plus for long sessions and heavy projects. Treat those claims as drafts, but they match the product pattern OpenAI has been building since it shipped the $8 Go tier. ([beebom.com](https://beebom.com/openai-chatgpt-pro-lite-plan-details-leaked/?utm_source=openai))
Who is Pro Lite for and why does it matter?
Look at the gap between Plus ($20) and Pro ($200): tenfold. Pro Lite acts as a bridge in that price ladder, aimed at freelancers, researchers, and indie developers who bump into Plus limits but can’t justify Pro’s cost. If you rely on long-form research sessions, batch image/video generation, or agent workflows, this is the audience OpenAI appears to be courting. ([beebom.com](https://beebom.com/openai-chatgpt-pro-lite-plan-details-leaked/?utm_source=openai))
There’s a strategic motive here. Sam Altman and OpenAI have signaled that reducing user costs over time is a goal—Altman told participants in a 2025 AMA that OpenAI wants to make ChatGPT cheaper when possible—so a mid-tier helps scale access without gutting revenue. ([techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/31/sam-altman-believes-openai-has-been-on-the-wrong-side-of-history-concerning-open-source/?utm_source=openai))
And there’s competition: Anthropic’s Max plan already offers a $100 Max tier with higher usage caps, a direct market signal that power users will pay for volume rather than brand. OpenAI could be matching that move on purpose. ([anthropic.com](https://www.anthropic.com/max?utm_source=openai))
From a product standpoint, Pro Lite is a pressure valve for budgets—an engineered release that keeps serious users inside OpenAI’s ecosystem rather than pushing them to Claude or other alternatives.
The practical next steps I’d take if you’re watching this
If you depend on ChatGPT for billable work, pause any long-term tool migrations for a week and watch OpenAI’s official channels. If the $100 tier ships, you’ll want to model monthly cost versus API/Pay‑as‑you‑go, because the subscription could be cheaper than constant API usage for heavy workloads. ([abit.ee](https://abit.ee/en/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-pro-lite-openai-pricing-chatgpt-subscription-chatgpt-100-openai-2026-chatgpt-plus-pro-en?utm_source=openai))
If you’re a developer building third‑party integrations, note that vendors have been tightening how subscriptions are used by tools (Anthropic’s recent OAuth changes are a reminder). Keep an eye on authentication policy updates before committing to subscription-dependent flows. ([winbuzzer.com](https://winbuzzer.com/2026/02/19/anthropic-bans-claude-subscription-oauth-in-third-party-apps-xcxwbn/?utm_source=openai))
Finally, don’t treat leaked checkout data as definitive product policy. It’s a signal that a launch is possible and that OpenAI is testing the plumbing—but features, exact limits, tax treatment, and regional pricing usually shift before public release. ([beebom.com](https://beebom.com/openai-chatgpt-pro-lite-plan-details-leaked/?utm_source=openai))
I’ll be watching the official OpenAI channels and Tibor Blaho’s posts for confirmation; you should, too—because when that middle rung appears, it changes the calculus for who can afford to run AI-heavy work every day. Are you ready to pay $100 a month for five times the quota, or will you switch vendors when the offer lands?