Codex-first / Codex-only plan for Business users who barely use ChatGPT.com

Thanks for the pointer, but the Codex seat with usage-based pricing is essentially the same model as using the API directly — you pay per token consumed, with no predictable monthly cap. That’s not really a subscription; it’s metered billing wrapped in a Business interface.

The core ask here is different: a flat monthly plan oriented around coding workflows, similar to what Kimi or DeepSeek already offer with their developer/coding-focused subscriptions. Those give you a fixed quota you can rely on every month, which is crucial when you’re using a coding tool 8 hours a day in a professional environment.

For that kind of usage pattern, usage-based pricing introduces unpredictable costs and doesn’t give you the peace of mind of a capped seat. At that point, going straight to the API is actually more flexible and transparent — you at least have full control and no Business plan overhead.

A proper Codex subscription tier (flat fee, high coding capacity, minimal ChatGPT.com allowance) would be a much better fit for developers and teams using Codex as their primary work tool.