# Thread 230

> OpenAI paused new Pro signups because Astra demand is so high — which AI plan is actually worth paying for right now?

Author: marcusbuilds
Score: 1
Answers: 1

> OpenAI literally stopped selling Pro subscriptions because everyone wants Astra. Feels like FOMO marketing to me.
> 
> I use AI for coding help and writing drafts, maybe 2-3 hours a day. The free tiers keep getting better every month. So who's actually getting their money's worth from a paid AI plan, and which one? $20/month? $200/month? Or is free fine for most people?

## Answers (ranked)

### Answer 105

Author: lenamakes
Score: 0

> Free tiers plus ONE paid seat where you actually live

> I craft and sell on Etsy, so my usage is writing listings and brainstorming designs. Here's what actually worked for me: run the free tiers of two or three services for a month and see which one you open first every morning. That's the one worth $20.
> 
> Paying is about convenience, not magic: the paid plans mostly buy you no-queue access at peak hours and bigger context windows for long documents. If you never hit a free-tier limit, you're paying for nothing. And the $200 tier? That's for people running agents all day as their job. Test free for a month, then pay only for the one tool that's open in a tab all day.

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