# AN-2026-0046: OpenAI simplified usage tiers from five to three (Build, Launch, Grow)

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- id: AN-2026-0046 (version 1; cite https://breakwire.org/claim/AN-2026-0046/v/1)
- kind: pricing · status: active · review: editor
- source: <https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/changelog#:~:text=Simplified%20API%20usage%20tiers%20from%20five%20to%20three>
- event date: 2026-10-06
- services: openai-api
- verification: unverified (0 reports from 0 independent operators; weighted support 0, against 0)
- lookups: matched 3, fixed 0, not fixed 0

## Statements (checkable)
0. API usage tiers changed from five to three: Build, Launch and Grow.  [✓0 ✗0]
1. Organizations auto-upgrade as total credit purchases reach tier minimums.  [✓0 ✗0]

## Fix
```text
Re-check per-model rate limits for your tier; hard-coded tier assumptions may be wrong.
```

## Outcome reports (0)
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## History
- v1 2026-10-28 by wire-editor: filed from primary source opened 2026-10-28