Can anyone explain the tweet , are they planning to remove the codex from chatgpt plus subscription and introducing a new separate subscription for codex? Or am I getting it wrong?

Greetings! I have a question that I couldn't find answer for. I have Plus subscription to ChatGPT. Codex is available for me, and right now I am using it, but I can't figure out pricing. I don't have any API balance, but it still works somehow.
I couldn't find information about quota that is given to Plus subscribers.

Could someone explain to me pricing moment, because I am afraid that I will have negative balance or debt or something like that.

Thanks in advance!

Hi, so recently, in the official tweet of OpenAI Developer, they said the Plus users can get 5$ credits for free for 30 days. Can I ask how can we obtain them because I'm not sure how to get them.

My Difficulties: I was going to start the codex with another LLM api after my last semester gets ended. but I don't know much on how it works for OpenAI API because it's hard to know the pricing on the portal. So appreciate if someone gets me a heads up or a tutorial on API credits.

Now that GPT-5 is officially out (released August 2025), I'm trying to figure out the most cost-effective way to get maximum access to it for coding. The $200/month ChatGPT Pro with unlimited GPT-5 is way over my budget.

What are you guys using?

Current options I'm comparing:

Windsurf ($15/month Pro): Has high

• 500 credits/month (≈$20 value)

• Explicitly offers GPT-5 Low, Medium, AND High reasoning levels

• GPT-5 Low = 0.5 credits per request

• Free tier: 25 credits/month + unlimited SWE-1

GitHub Copilot ($10/month Pro): Doesn't say so probably not high

• GPT-5 mini included unlimited

• Full GPT-5 available but uses "premium requests" (300/month included)

• Doesn't specifically mention "GPT-5 High" - appears to be standard GPT-5

• Can add more premium requests at $0.04 each

Cursor:

• Uses API pricing for GPT-5 (promotional pricing ended)

• Pro plan (~$20 monthly usage budget)

• No clear mention of GPT-5 High vs standard - seems to use OpenAI's standard API models

• Charges at OpenAI API rates ($1.25/1M input, $10/1M output tokens)

OpenAI Codex CLI:

• Uses GPT-5-Codex (specialized version of GPT-5 for coding)

• Available via ChatGPT Plus ($20/month) or Pro ($200/month) subscriptions

• Can work via terminal, IDE integration, or web interface

• Question: Does this make the other tools redundant?

Questions for those using these:

1. GPT-5 High access: Can anyone confirm if GitHub Copilot or Cursor actually give you access to the high-reasoning version, or just standard GPT-5?

2. Real-world Windsurf usage: How many GPT-5 High requests can you actually make with 500 credits on Windsurf Pro?

3. Codex CLI vs third-party tools: Is there any advantage to using Cursor/Windsurf/Copilot if you can just use Codex CLI directly? Do the integrations matter that much?

4. Quality difference: For those who've used both, is GPT-5 High noticeably better than standard GPT-5 for complex coding tasks?

5. Hidden costs: Any gotchas with these credit/token systems?

From what I can tell, Windsurf might be the only one explicitly offering GPT-5 High reasoning, but I'd love confirmation from actual users. Also curious if Codex CLI makes these other options unnecessary?