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| title: "Codex Plan Value Analysis (2026): Plus, Pro 5x, or Pro 20x?" | ||
| description: "OpenAI Codex is now subscription-based: Plus $20/month, Pro 5x $100/month, Pro 20x $200/month. This review runs the numbers with official pricing verified 2026-08-19: per-model 5-hour window message ranges for GPT-5.6 Sol/Terra/Luna, the credits system, and what to do when you hit limits - so you can choose between subscriptions, pay-as-you-go API, and competing plans like Claude Max or domestic coding plans." | ||
| date: "2026-08-19" | ||
| article_type: review | ||
| tags: [codex, chatgpt, openai, pricing, subscription] | ||
| pillar: plans | ||
| content_status: keep | ||
| locale_strategy: mirrored | ||
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| ## Bottom Line | ||
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| - **Heavy Codex users** (2+ hours of agent sessions in the CLI/IDE daily): Pro 5x ($100/mo) is the sweet spot - 5x Plus local-message capacity and the full GPT-5.6 family. | ||
| - **All-day multi-agent workloads that regularly hit weekly caps**: Pro 20x ($200/mo) is the only tier that makes sense; otherwise Pro 5x plus occasional credits is cheaper. | ||
| - **Occasional use**: Plus ($20/mo) with Luna/Terra is plenty - don't jump to Pro early. | ||
| - **Very spiky usage or team procurement**: run the API math first; teams should look at Business directly. | ||
| - Same conclusion as yesterday's [Claude Max analysis](/en/guides/claude-max-plan-value-analysis/): these subscriptions buy "ceiling plus convenience"; for users outside the US there are also payment and network frictions, so budget-sensitive buyers should weigh domestic coding plans. | ||
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| ## Plan Structure (verified against official docs 2026-08-19) | ||
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| Codex now lives inside the ChatGPT subscription system, with five paid options: | ||
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| | Tier | Monthly | Position | | ||
| |------|------|------| | ||
| | Plus | $20 | Entry - Codex CLI / IDE / App included | | ||
| | Pro 5x | $100 | Heavy users - 5x Plus local-message capacity | | ||
| | Pro 20x | $200 | Top individual tier - 20x capacity + unlimited Voice | | ||
| | Business | per seat | Team management, automated Code Review, Slack/Linear integration | | ||
| | API Key | usage-based | Flexible, token-billed, cost scales with usage | | ||
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| Pro tiers add: higher output, priority access at peak times, the GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark research preview (Pro only), and more Voice time (unlimited on Pro 20x). | ||
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| ## How Usage Works: Per-Model 5-Hour Windows | ||
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| Codex usage is not a fixed message count - it floats with model and task complexity, with a rolling 5-hour window plus possible weekly caps, shared between local sessions and cloud. Official **local messages / 5-hour window** by tier: | ||
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| | Model | Plus | Pro 5x | Pro 20x | | ||
| |------|------|--------|---------| | ||
| | GPT-5.6 Sol (hardest reasoning) | 10-100 | 50-500 | 200-2,000 | | ||
| | GPT-5.6 Terra (everyday workhorse) | 25-200 | 125-1,000 | 500-4,000 | | ||
| | GPT-5.6 Luna (high volume) | 250-2,000 | 1,250-10,000 | 5,000-40,000 | | ||
| | GPT-5.5 | 15-80 | 75-400 | 300-1,600 | | ||
| | GPT-5.4 | 20-100 | 100-500 | 400-2,000 | | ||
| | GPT-5.4 mini | 60-350 | 300-1,750 | 1,200-7,000 | | ||
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| Key takeaways: | ||
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| 1. **Model choice matters more than tier choice**: within the same tier, Luna's allowance is 20-25x Sol's. Use Luna/Terra for routine work and save Sol for genuinely hard problems - the 5-hour window will last much longer. | ||
| 2. **Business seats = Plus-level usage**, but with team management; Enterprise/Edu with flexible pricing scale by credits with no fixed rate limits. | ||
| 3. **When you hit a limit**, you can buy credits to keep working, switch to a smaller model, or (all users) run extra local chats with an API key at standard API rates. | ||
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| ## Credits Pricing: GPT-5.6 Averages 5-40 Credits per Message | ||
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| Credits are token-billed. Official rate card (credits / 1M tokens, input/cached/output): | ||
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| | Model | Input | Cached input | Output | | ||
| |------|------|---------|------| | ||
| | GPT-5.6 Sol | 125 | 12.5 | 750 | | ||
| | GPT-5.6 Terra | 50 | 5 | 300 | | ||
| | GPT-5.6 Luna | 5 | 0.5 | 30 | | ||
| | GPT-5.5 | 125 | 12.5 | 750 | | ||
| | GPT-5.4 | 62.5 | 6.25 | 375 | | ||
| | GPT-5.4 mini | 18.75 | 1.875 | 113 | | ||
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| OpenAI states GPT-5.6 averages 5-40 credits per message. Rough math: a long-context agent task (hundreds of thousands of input tokens) costs roughly 15-25 credits on Terra, 40-90 on Sol. If you buy credits every week, your tier is too low - upgrading to Pro is usually cheaper than sustained credit purchases. | ||
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| ## Running the Numbers: Plus / Pro 5x / Pro 20x / API | ||
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| - **Plus $20**: for under ~50 medium sessions a month, mostly Luna/Terra. At Terra's 25-200 messages / 5h, 1-2 focused hours a day is generally fine. | ||
| - **Pro 5x $100**: Terra 125-1,000 / 5h, Sol 50-500 - the sweet spot for professional developers. Versus API (Sol output at 750 credits / 1M tokens), 4-6 Sol-class sessions a day already justifies the flat fee. | ||
| - **Pro 20x $200**: near-unlimited-feeling quota for all-day agents, parallel tasks, and unlimited Voice. If your 5x weekly cap keeps hitting, the $100 increment is likely cheaper than rate-limit waiting plus credit purchases. | ||
| - **API Key**: more flexible when usage is spiky or you want pure token billing; downsides are unpredictable cost and no bundled Voice/Web/cloud features. | ||
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| ## Compared with Claude Max and Domestic Plans | ||
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| - **Claude Max 5x/20x ($100/$200)**: nearly identical structure (5-hour window + weekly caps + shared pool + credits). The difference is the model ecosystem: Claude's Opus family still tops this site's coding score (9.6/10) for long code generation, while Codex's GPT-5.6 family is stronger at agent orchestration and native GitHub integration (@Codex PR/issue delegation, automated code review). If you're torn, see the [Claude Code vs Codex comparison](/en/compare/claude-code-vs-codex/). | ||
| - **Domestic coding plans (GLM / Volcengine Ark / Bailian)**: typically ¥50-200/month, payable in RMB with direct domestic access. Codex requires chatgpt.com access and international payment, which has real friction in mainland China (the site's codex-cli data rates china_friendly 1/10). Budget-sensitive users in China should start with domestic plans - see our [GLM-5.3 Coding Plan review](/en/guides/glm-5.3-coding-plan-review/) and [GLM vs DeepSeek vs Kimi comparison](/en/compare/glm-vs-deepseek-vs-kimi-2026/). | ||
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| ## Who Should Buy | ||
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| **Plus**: light usage, Luna/Terra is enough, budget-sensitive. | ||
| **Pro 5x**: Codex is your primary dev tool, 2h+ daily, need Sol-class reasoning, or you keep hitting Plus limits. | ||
| **Pro 20x**: all-day agent workflows, heavy Voice user, 5x weekly cap frequently hit. | ||
| **Business**: teams needing automated code review, Slack/Linear integration, and compliance controls. | ||
| **API Key**: spiky usage, per-token cost control, or you already run your own agent framework. | ||
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| ## Sources and Review Dates | ||
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| - Plan structure, per-tier usage tables, credits rate card, Voice allowances, feature matrix: OpenAI Codex official docs, [Pricing / Usage limits](https://developers.openai.com/codex/pricing), verified 2026-08-19. | ||
| - Usage tables are official **ranges** (they float with task complexity), not fixed promises; both OpenAI and Anthropic reserve the right to adjust quotas and pricing - always defer to the official pages before purchasing. | ||
| - Re-verify pricing quarterly; if you spot stale numbers, please open an issue on the GitHub repo. |
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| title: "Codex 套餐性价比分析(2026):Plus、Pro 5x、Pro 20x 怎么选" | ||
| description: "OpenAI Codex 现在是订阅制:Plus $20/月、Pro 5x $100/月、Pro 20x $200/月。本文按官方 2026-08-19 价格与用量规则算账:GPT-5.6 Sol/Terra/Luna 各档 5 小时窗口消息数、credits 体系、撞墙后的出路,帮你判断订阅还是 API 按量,以及和 Claude Max、国产 Coding Plan 的横向对比。" | ||
| date: "2026-08-19" | ||
| article_type: review | ||
| tags: [codex, chatgpt, openai, pricing, subscription] | ||
| pillar: plans | ||
| content_status: keep | ||
| locale_strategy: mirrored | ||
| draft: false | ||
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| ## 先说结论 | ||
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| - **重度 Codex 用户**(每天在 CLI / IDE 里跑 Agent 会话 2 小时以上):Pro 5x($100/月)是甜点区,本地消息量是 Plus 的 5 倍,且能用 GPT-5.6 全系。 | ||
| - **全天候多任务、经常撞周上限**:Pro 20x($200/月)才有意义;一般用量 Pro 5x + 偶尔买 credits 更划算。 | ||
| - **只偶尔用**:Plus($20/月)的 Luna/Terra 档位足够,别急着上 Pro。 | ||
| - **用量极不稳定或团队采购**:先算 API 按量账;团队直接看 Business。 | ||
| - 和昨天写的 [Claude Max 分析](/zh/guides/claude-max-plan-value-analysis/) 结论一致:这类订阅买的是「天花板 + 省心」,对国内用户还有支付与网络成本,预算敏感者优先看国产 Coding Plan。 | ||
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| ## 套餐结构(官方 2026-08-19 核对) | ||
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| Codex 现在挂在 ChatGPT 订阅体系下,共 5 种付费方式: | ||
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| | 档位 | 月费 | 定位 | | ||
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| | Plus | $20/月 | 入门,Codex CLI / IDE / App 可用 | | ||
| | Pro 5x | $100/月 | 重度用户,5 倍于 Plus 的本地消息量 | | ||
| | Pro 20x | $200/月 | 最高个人档,20 倍消息量 + 无限制 Voice | | ||
| | Business | 按座席 | 团队管理、自动化 Code Review、Slack/Linear 集成 | | ||
| | API Key | 按量 | 灵活,token 计费,成本随用量波动 | | ||
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| Pro 档额外包含:更高输出、高峰期优先、GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark 研究预览(仅 Pro)、更多 Voice 时长(Pro 20x 无限)。 | ||
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| ## 用量机制:按模型分档的 5 小时窗口 | ||
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| Codex 的用量不是"固定条数",而是按模型和复杂度浮动,5 小时滚动窗口 + 可能的周上限,本地会话与云端共享。官方给出的各档位**本地消息数 / 5 小时窗口**: | ||
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| | 模型 | Plus | Pro 5x | Pro 20x | | ||
| |------|------|--------|---------| | ||
| | GPT-5.6 Sol(最强推理) | 10-100 | 50-500 | 200-2,000 | | ||
| | GPT-5.6 Terra(日常主力) | 25-200 | 125-1,000 | 500-4,000 | | ||
| | GPT-5.6 Luna(高吞吐) | 250-2,000 | 1,250-10,000 | 5,000-40,000 | | ||
| | GPT-5.5 | 15-80 | 75-400 | 300-1,600 | | ||
| | GPT-5.4 | 20-100 | 100-500 | 400-2,000 | | ||
| | GPT-5.4 mini | 60-350 | 300-1,750 | 1,200-7,000 | | ||
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| 几点关键解读: | ||
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| 1. **选对模型比选对套餐更能省额度**:同一档位下 Luna 的额度是 Sol 的 20-25 倍。日常简单任务用 Luna/Terra,把 Sol 留给真正难的问题,5h 窗口能撑很久。 | ||
| 2. **Business 座席 = Plus 级用量**,但带团队管理;Enterprise/Edu 灵活定价则按 credits 走,无固定限流。 | ||
| 3. **撞墙后可买 credits 续跑**,或临时切小模型;所有用户还可以用 API Key 跑额外本地会话(按标准 API 费率)。 | ||
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| ## credits 计价:GPT-5.6 平均每条 5-40 credits | ||
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| 撞墙后的 credits 按 token 计费,官方费率(credits / 每 1M tokens,输入/缓存/输出): | ||
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| | 模型 | 输入 | 缓存输入 | 输出 | | ||
| |------|------|---------|------| | ||
| | GPT-5.6 Sol | 125 | 12.5 | 750 | | ||
| | GPT-5.6 Terra | 50 | 5 | 300 | | ||
| | GPT-5.6 Luna | 5 | 0.5 | 30 | | ||
| | GPT-5.5 | 125 | 12.5 | 750 | | ||
| | GPT-5.4 | 62.5 | 6.25 | 375 | | ||
| | GPT-5.4 mini | 18.75 | 1.875 | 113 | | ||
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| 官方说明 GPT-5.6 平均每条消息消耗 5-40 credits。粗算:一次长上下文 Agent 任务(几十万输入 token)在 Terra 上约消耗 15-25 credits,Sol 上约 40-90 credits。如果你每周都要买 credits,说明套餐档位低了——升级 Pro 通常比持续买 credits 便宜。 | ||
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| ## 算账:Plus / Pro 5x / Pro 20x / API | ||
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| - **Plus $20**:适合每月 <50 次中等会话、且以 Luna/Terra 为主的人。按 Terra 25-200 条 / 5h 算,一天认真用 1-2 小时基本够。 | ||
| - **Pro 5x $100**:Terra 125-1,000 条 / 5h,Sol 50-500 条——重度开发者的甜点区。对比 API 按量(Sol 750 输出 credits / 1M tokens,折合订阅外购买价),每天 4-6 次 Sol 级会话就值回票价。 | ||
| - **Pro 20x $200**:接近"无感额度",适合整天挂 Agent、多任务并行、Voice 无限时长。如果你的 5x 周上限经常触顶,20x 的增量成本($100)大概率低于限流等待和 credits 采购。 | ||
| - **API Key**:用量波动大、或想完全按 token 付费时更灵活;缺点是成本不可控、没有订阅附带的 Voice/Web/云功能。 | ||
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| ## 和 Claude Max / 国产方案对比 | ||
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| - **Claude Max 5x/20x($100/$200)**:结构几乎一模一样(5 小时窗口 + 周上限 + 全端共享 + credits 续跑)。差异在模型生态:Claude 的 Opus 系在长代码生成上仍是站内评分最高(9.6/10),Codex 的 GPT-5.6 系在 Agent 编排和 GitHub 原生集成(@Codex 委派 PR/issue、自动 Code Review)上更强。纠结选型的看 [Claude Code vs Codex 对比](/zh/compare/claude-code-vs-codex/)。 | ||
| - **国产 Coding Plan(GLM / 方舟 / 百炼)**:月费 ¥50-200,人民币直付、国内直连。Codex 的 chatgpt.com 访问与支付在国内有现实摩擦(站内 `codex-cli` 数据 china_friendly 仅 1/10)。预算敏感、人在国内:优先国产方案,详见 [GLM-5.3 Coding Plan 评测](/zh/guides/glm-5.3-coding-plan-review/) 和 [GLM vs DeepSeek vs Kimi 对比](/zh/compare/glm-vs-deepseek-vs-kimi-2026/)。 | ||
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| ## 适合谁买 | ||
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| **Plus**:轻度使用、Luna/Terra 够用、预算敏感。 | ||
| **Pro 5x**:主力开发工具是 Codex、每天 2h+、需要 Sol 档推理、或常被 Plus 限流。 | ||
| **Pro 20x**:全天 Agent 工作流、Voice 重度用户、5x 周上限频繁触顶。 | ||
| **Business**:团队共享、需要自动化 Code Review 和 Slack/Linear 集成、合规审计。 | ||
| **API Key**:用量波动大、团队按量管控、或已跑在自有 Agent 框架里。 | ||
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| ## 数据来源与复核 | ||
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| - 套餐结构、各档位用量表、credits 费率、Voice 时长、功能矩阵:OpenAI Codex 官方文档 [Pricing / Usage limits](https://developers.openai.com/codex/pricing),2026-08-19 核对。 | ||
| - 用量表为官方给出的**范围值**(随任务复杂度浮动),非固定承诺;Anthropic/OpenAI 均保留调整额度的权利,购买前请以官方页面为准。 | ||
| - 建议每季度复核一次;发现过期数字欢迎在 GitHub 仓库提 issue。 | ||
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