Codex offers flexible pay-as-you-go pricing for teams | Keryc
OpenAI simplifies getting teams into Codex. As of April 2, 2026, companies can add Codex-only seats with pay-as-you-go billing, removing the barrier of a fixed per-seat fee. What does that mean for small teams that want to try and scale fast?
What changes
Codex-only seats are now billed by consumption of tokens, with no fixed per-seat fee and no rate limits. That gives clearer visibility into how usage becomes cost.
Teams that need broad access to ChatGPT can keep using standard ChatGPT Business seats, which still include Codex usage limits. To make that path easier, the annual price of ChatGPT Business drops from 25 USD to 20 USD per seat.
OpenAI offers a temporary promotion: eligible ChatGPT Business workspaces receive 100 USD in credits for every new member who joins and uses , up to 500 USD per team.
Codex
The best way to start is with the Codex app for macOS and Windows. New capabilities like Plugins and Automations also make it easier to connect Codex to the systems you already use.
How this affects you (practical)
If you work on a small team or lead an innovation area, this changes the game. Now you can:
Kick off focused pilots without committing to pay for fixed seats.
Measure exactly how much specific workflows cost because billing is by tokens.
Scale gradually: try with 2 or 3 engineers and expand when you see results.
Worried about surprise bills? The consumption model gives visibility if you monitor tokens per workflow and set budget alerts. It's not magic, it's operational discipline.
How to get started today
Add Codex-only seats to your ChatGPT Business workspace or create a new one.
Install the Codex app on macOS or Windows for an immediate workflow.
Activate the promotion if your workspace is eligible to get up to 100 USD per new member (maximum 500 USD per team).
Monitor tokens consumption by project and set spending alerts.
Tip: start with a clear, measurable use case (for example, repeatable code generation for deployments) and measure time saved and errors reduced before scaling.
What the numbers say and who's already using it
OpenAI mentions more than 9 million business users pay for ChatGPT and that over 2 million developers use Codex weekly. Within ChatGPT Business and Enterprise, Codex users grew 6x since January. Companies like Notion, Ramp, Braintrust and Wasmer already apply Codex to speed up engineering workflows.
Short- and mid-term implications
For small teams: less friction to try AI in concrete processes and justify ROI. For large organizations: more granularity in cost control and the option to mix standard seats and Codex-only seats by role.
Operationally, this pushes companies to improve observability on tokens consumption, create usage policies, and turn individual experiments into repeatable practices.
The news doesn't promise instant solutions, but it lowers the economic barrier to experiment. If you're thinking about how to bring AI into your team, there are fewer excuses and clearer paths to start now.
