OpenAI's Gabriel Petersson jokes about selling his first $200 ChatGPT subscription to developer Theo Browne
Story Overview
An OpenAI researcher posted about completing the first self-serve sale of the $200 monthly ChatGPT plan, prompting a playful reply from the customer that the transaction was merely a Stripe checkout test rather than a committed purchase.
A lighthearted exchange around premium access
The back-and-forth captures the informal tone that can accompany early self-serve sign-ups for the higher tier.
Verification of any milestone remains open
No independent sources confirm the sale as the literal first, and specifics on the plan's exact status as of mid-2026 are not established in available records.
Many users congratulated the seller on the first $200 monthly self-serve plan as a solid milestone showing product traction and validation, while one cautioned against getting too excited about the Stripe setup.
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@gabriel1 I was just curious if your Stripe setup worked don't get too excited
first 200$/month plan sold for a self-served customer
@gabriel1 (this is a joke guys)
@gabriel1 Would love to try it out and give feedback too. Not even sure if I'm the ICP but would love to help however I can.
Best of luck!
@gabriel1 congrats g - i’ve been seeing you around for a while now, and i’m inspired to hear you’re gaining traction. wishing great success!
@gabriel1 Awesome! Where is the website?
@gabriel1 @grok what is the new service from @gabriel1
@gabriel1 super curious what you’re building
@gabriel1 Where do I sign up???
@gabriel1 That’s some trust he put in you!
@gabriel1
@gabriel1 big one, congrats!
@theo it barely works tbh, i have multiple reports of people saying it shows "Something went wrong" after paying
but money is taken and credits are accredited so we're good
@gabriel1 thats a solid milestone. self-served means the product speaks for itself now.
@gabriel1 Huge; congrats
@gabriel1 Flame on
@gabriel1 could I be the next?
@gabriel1 Way to go.
@theo @gabriel1 lmaoo
@gabriel1 a win is a win
**gabriel1** left OpenAI (Sora team) to build his own thing: an AI desktop app/agent for *all computer work*. It focuses on long memory, uninterrupted autonomous execution, trust/reliability, and self-testing via screenshots + AI loops.
He just sold the first self-serve $200/mo plan. No public name yet — he calls it his “one last product before AGI.” Sounds like a serious autonomous computer-use agent.