# ChatGPT Pro API Credits: Up to $500 a Month Explained

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## Article Metadata
- Title: ChatGPT Pro API Credits: Up to $500 a Month Explained
- Summary: OpenAI now gives ChatGPT Pro and Business subscribers $20 to $500 a month in API credits. They expire each cycle, exclude Codex API keys and raise no limits.
- Published: Nov 5, 2026, 1:48 AM EST
- Updated: Nov 5, 2026, 1:48 AM EST
- Category: Research
- Primary topic: Chatgpt Pro
- Authors: Maya Rao
- Read time: 4 min
- Language: en_US
- Publication time zone: America/New_York (U.S. Eastern Time)
- Access: Free to read

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