OpenAI Introduces Free, Prototype, and Accelerate Plans for AI App Hosting
A new OpenAI Platform onboarding screen spotted on 23 September 2026 offers three plans: Free, Prototype starting at $5 and Accelerate starting at $50. The headline says they are for AI app hosting, but no plan card mentions hosting, and the prices match OpenAI’s existing Tier 1 and Tier 2 thresholds exactly. This article reads the screen line by line, works through what $50 buys in tokens, sets out what OpenAI already hosts for developers, and lists what DevDay on 29 September needs to answer.
