ChatGPT Pro Lite Plan Discovered in Code
A 'Pro Lite' plan has been discovered in ChatGPT's web app code. This mid-tier between Plus ($20) and Pro ($200) appears to be the culmination of Altman's year-long pricing experiments.
On February 21, 2026, Tibor Blaho (@btibor91) — the most trusted code miner in the AI industry — discovered a new plan called 'Pro Lite' in ChatGPT's web app frontend code. The post racked up over 16,000 likes and spread instantly. Blaho's track record is near-perfect: Pro, Go, Tasks, Operator — all were found in code before their official announcements.
Pro Lite Revealed in Code
What Blaho found was a newly added 'Pro Lite' plan identifier in ChatGPT's frontend code. Pricing and features aren't specified yet, but the name says it all: a lighter version of Pro with some Pro features at a lower price. The community is betting on $50-$100, with most estimates around $100.
Altman's Year of Pricing Experiments
Pro Lite didn't appear out of nowhere. In January 2025, Altman confessed that "Pro at $200 is a money-losing plan." At a London meetup in February, he hinted at "flexible pricing." In March, he shared a credit-based model on X — but users demanded a "$50-$70 mid-tier" instead.
OpenAI followed this feedback. In January 2026, Go ($8) launched to fill the bottom gap. One month later, Pro Lite appeared in code to fill the top. The final piece of a five-tier structure — Free, Go, Plus, Pro Lite, Pro — is falling into place.
Expected Price and Features
Pro Lite likely won't match Pro's unlimited access but should significantly relax Plus's limits. Limited access to Pro-exclusive features like the GPT-5.2 Pro model, 128K context window, and ChatGPT Pulse is expected. The competitive landscape adds pressure: Anthropic's Claude Pro offers Opus 4.6 at $20, while Google's AI Pro provides Gemini 3.1 Pro at $19.99. With more powerful models available at the same $20 tier, OpenAI's realistic strategy is to hold Plus at $20 and add a new layer above.
Conclusion: Between $20 and $200
Combining Blaho's prediction record with Altman's year of pricing experiments, a Pro Lite launch looks all but certain. What price and features it arrives with will be the biggest variable in the AI subscription market for the first half of 2026.
