At a Glance
ChatGPT is an AI tool for Assistants & workspaces (category: Productivity). Free access: Free plan. Paid from 8 USD per month (Go). Documented: 11 plans with prices and limits.
- Category
- Assistants & workspaces
- Paid from
- 8 USD / month (Go)
- Free Option
- Free plan
- Plans
- 11
- Sources
- 19 verified sources
Category: Productivity · Assistants & workspaces
Features
ChatGPT combines chat, files, images, voice and research. Individuals get the levels Free, Go at 8 USD, Plus at 20 USD and Pro from 100 USD per month. Business has separate seat pricing and does not train on business data by default. Consumer data use is separate and can be disabled for future conversations through data controls.
- ChatGPT subscriptions and API use are separate
- Go at 8 USD/month: more messages, uploads and images than Free, reasoning through Think with GPT-6 Luna
- Plus at $20/month: Chat with GPT-6 Sol and Intelligent UI; Pro reasoning stays GPT-6 Astra without Intelligent UI
- Pro plans: 100, 200, or 500 USD a month. Ultrafast only on the highest plan
Prices and plans
| Tier | Price | Period | What you get |
| Free | free | free | Unlimited everyday text chats with GPT-6 Luna Limited uploads, data analysis, images, voice and deep research |
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| Go | 8 USD | month | 8 USD/month; more messages, uploads, images and longer memory than Free Reasoning through Think with GPT-6 Luna; no GPT-6 Sol, no legacy models |
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| Plus | 20 USD | month | $20/month. Chat uses GPT-6 Sol with Intelligent UI at Instant, Medium, and High, plus expanded messages, uploads, voice, and deep research. GPT-6 Astra is included in ChatGPT Work and Codex. GPT-6 Pro in regular Chat is on Pro, Business, and Enterprise. Exact limits depend on the plan and on system conditions. |
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| Pro 100 | 100 USD | month | 100 USD a month. Ultrafast is not included. Pro models, Codex, deep research, images, memory, and file uploads. Chat uses GPT-6 Sol with Intelligent UI from Instant through Extra High. The Pro reasoning option uses GPT-6 Astra and does not support Intelligent UI. |
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| Pro 200 | 200 USD | month | 200 USD a month. Ultrafast is not included. New subscriptions without grandfathering have a lower allowance. The price stays 200 USD. Eligible existing Pro 200 subscriptions keep the previous allowance through 2026-10-29. After that date the lower allowance applies at the same price. Keeping that allowance is not Pro 500 and does not add Ultrafast. Pro 200 includes more usage than Pro 100. Chat uses GPT-6 Sol with Intelligent UI from Instant through Extra High. The Pro reasoning option uses GPT-6 Astra and does not support Intelligent UI. |
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| Pro 500 | 500 USD | month | 500 USD a month. Among Pro plans, Ultrafast is included only on Pro 500. Highest included usage of the Pro plans, plus Pro models, Codex, deep research, images, memory, and file uploads. Chat uses GPT-6 Sol with Intelligent UI from Instant through Extra High. The Pro reasoning option uses GPT-6 Astra and does not support Intelligent UI. |
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| Business (annual billing) | 20 USD | month, billed annually | 20 USD/seat/month yearly or 25 USD monthly; dedicated workspace, admin controls and no training on business data by default Chat uses GPT-6 Sol with Intelligent UI. Work and Codex models do not change with this Chat release. |
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| Business (monthly billing) | 25 USD | month | 20 USD/seat/month yearly or 25 USD monthly; dedicated workspace, admin controls and no training on business data by default Chat uses GPT-6 Sol with Intelligent UI. Work and Codex models do not change with this Chat release. |
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| Business Premium (annual) | 100 USD | month, billed annually | Premium seat: 100 USD per seat/month billed annually (EU display 105 €); 5x more usage than Standard, without the 5-hour limit Chat uses GPT-6 Sol with Intelligent UI. Work and Codex models do not change with this Chat release. |
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| Business Premium (monthly) | 125 USD | month | Premium seat: 125 USD per seat/month billed monthly (EU display 130 €); 5x more usage than Standard, without the 5-hour limit Chat uses GPT-6 Sol with Intelligent UI. Work and Codex models do not change with this Chat release. |
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| Enterprise | contact sales | custom | Custom pricing, security, retention, data residency and support by contract Chat uses GPT-6 Sol with Intelligent UI. Work and Codex models do not change with this Chat release. |
Prices per vendor, excl. taxes/VAT where applicable.
Current models
Short overview of the vendor's current main models. The API calculator may list more snapshots and variants.
GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI's flagship for complex reasoning and coding.
- OpenAI describes it as the most capable model for the most demanding work.
- For hard end-to-end work: coding, research, computer use, documents.
- API: about 1.05M context tokens, up to 128,000 output tokens.
Source https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models
GPT-5.6 Sol
Flagship of the GPT-5.6 family for demanding professional work; the default model behind the gpt-5.6 alias.
- Positioned between GPT-6 Astra and GPT-5.6 Terra; the default choice within the 5.6 family.
- API: about 1.05M context tokens, up to 128,000 output tokens, knowledge cutoff February 16, 2026.
Source https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-5.6-sol
GPT-5.6 Terra
Balances intelligence and cost.
- OpenAI positions Terra between Astra and Luna.
- Fits everyday volume when Astra would be too expensive.
Source https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models
GPT-5.6 Luna
For cost-sensitive, high-volume workloads.
- Roughly corresponds to the earlier nano tier in the GPT-5 family.
- For many short requests and routine work, not for the hardest cases.
Source https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-5.6-luna
Limits
Free gives unlimited everyday text chats with GPT-6 Luna plus limited uploads, data analysis, image generation, voice and deep research. Go raises those limits and offers reasoning through Think with GPT-6 Luna; the help page states GPT-6 Sol and legacy models are not included, and OpenAI announces ad testing for this plan. Plus Chat uses GPT-6 Sol with Intelligent UI at Instant, Medium, and High. Plus includes GPT-6 Astra in ChatGPT Work and Codex. GPT-6 Pro in regular Chat, powered by GPT-6 Astra, is on Pro 100, Pro 200, Business, and Enterprise. Enterprise access depends on the workspace model permissions. Pro reasoning does not support Intelligent UI. Pro costs 100, 200, or 500 USD a month. Ultrafast is only on the highest plan. Exact limits can change with system conditions. Business and Enterprise do not train on business data by default; Enterprise can contractually control retention, data residency and admin controls. For consumer offerings, OpenAI may use content for model improvement unless data controls are disabled for future conversations; Temporary Chats are deleted, do not save memory and are not used for training. API pricing and API data use do not belong to these ChatGPT plans. A Dot is included on eligible Pro at no extra charge. Dot chats do not count toward ChatGPT limits. Codex and ChatGPT Work tasks do. GPT-5.5 retires on 2026-10-14 from ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex on all plans. This does not apply to the OpenAI API.
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Is ChatGPT available for free?
Yes. A permanently free plan is published, not a time-limited trial. Limited access to models, uploads, data analysis, images, voice and deep research
Where is the vendor of ChatGPT based?
OpenAI OpCo, LLC is based in the USA. Regardless of that location, data processing and privacy terms are governed by the vendor's own contract.
Is paying annually worth it for ChatGPT?
On the Business plan, paying monthly costs 25 USD, and paying annually costs 20 USD per month. That is 20 percent less in exchange for a yearly commitment.
How is ChatGPT billed?
ChatGPT subscriptions and API usage are separate. Go, Plus and Pro bill monthly only. The help pages state there is no annual billing for these plans. Pro has three monthly plans: Pro 100 at 100 USD without Ultrafast, Pro 200 at 200 USD without Ultrafast, and Pro 500 at 500 USD with Ultrafast. New Pro 200 subscriptions without grandfathering have a lower allowance. Eligible existing Pro 200 subscriptions keep the previous allowance through 2026-10-29. Business costs 20 USD/seat/month billed annually or 25 USD monthly. Enterprise is quote-only. All purchases are in USD. OpenAI bills in local currency in a limited set of countries only. Official pages describe access and limits as plan- and system-dependent, not fixed universal message or model quotas.
How much does ChatGPT cost?
The cheapest paid plan of ChatGPT is Go at 8 USD per month. 11 plans are documented in total, each with its price and limits.
Is ChatGPT currently available?
ChatGPT is still active: AI chat platform. Models, features and limits change by plan and system conditions.
How we compare
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Sources
All details regarding plans, limits, and features are based on official vendor documentation and the primary sources verified below.
- https://openai.com/chatgpt/pricing
- https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6950777-what-is-chatgpt-plus
- https://openai.com/consumer-privacy/
- https://openai.com/enterprise-privacy/
- https://help.openai.com/en/articles/7039943-data-usage-for-consumer-services-faq
- https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-go/
- https://help.openai.com/en/articles/11989085-what-is-chatgpt-go
- https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9793128-about-chatgpt-pro-plans
- https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001354-gpt-56-in-chatgpt
- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models
- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-5.6-sol
- https://developers.openai.com/api/docs/models/gpt-5.6-luna
- https://openai.com/index/introducing-dots/
- https://help.openai.com/en/articles/20001530
- https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chatgpt-release-notes
- https://openai.com/index/gpt-6-for-everyone/
- https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/changelog
- https://openai.com/business/pricing/
- https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8792536-managing-billing-and-seats-in-chatgpt-business
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