ChatGPT Pricing: A Complete Guide to OpenAI’s Subscription Plans and Costs

OpenAI’s ChatGPT platform continues to evolve, introducing new features to enhance user experience. Its memory function personalizes interactions by saving preferences, while an improved voice mode enables near real-time conversations. Additionally, the GPT Store offers a marketplace for AI-powered applications and services.

If you’re wondering about ChatGPT’s pricing, the answer isn’t straightforward. OpenAI provides a range of plans, both free and paid, catering to individuals, nonprofits, businesses, educational institutions, and enterprises.

To help you navigate the available subscription options, we’ve compiled a comprehensive guide on ChatGPT pricing, which we’ll update as new plans emerge.

In the past, the free version of ChatGPT had significant limitations. However, OpenAI has since expanded its capabilities with enhanced generative AI models and new features.

Expanded Features for Free Users

Free ChatGPT users now have access to OpenAI’s GPT-4o mini model, web-augmented responses, the GPT Store, and the ability to upload files and photos for analysis. They also get limited access to advanced features such as Advanced Voice Mode, GPT-4o, and o3-mini. Additionally, users can save chat preferences as “memories” and utilize advanced data analysis, which allows ChatGPT to process files like spreadsheets and PDFs.

Despite these improvements, the free plan has drawbacks, including daily usage limits on GPT-4o and file uploads, which vary based on demand. It also excludes certain advanced features, which we’ll explore in more detail below.

For individuals seeking a more advanced ChatGPT experience, the ChatGPT Plus plan is available for $20 per month.

ChatGPT Plus provides greater capacity than the free version, allowing users to send up to 80 messages to GPT-4o every three hours and unlimited messages to GPT-4o mini. Subscribers also gain access to OpenAI’s reasoning models, including o3-mini, o1-preview, and o1-mini.

Additionally, ChatGPT Plus includes multimodal features such as Advanced Voice Mode with video and screen sharing, though daily limits may apply. Subscribers also receive limited access to emerging tools, including OpenAI’s deep research agent and Sora’s video generation.

Advanced Data Analysis with GPT-4o

The plan also offers an enhanced data analysis feature powered by GPT-4o, enabling users to generate interactive charts and tables from datasets. Files for analysis can be uploaded directly from Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, or local devices.

For those seeking near-unlimited access to OpenAI’s products and early access to new features, ChatGPT Pro is available for $200 per month.

Subscribers to ChatGPT Pro receive unlimited access to reasoning models, GPT-4o, and Advanced Voice Mode. This plan also includes 120 deep research queries per month and access to o1 Pro mode, which utilizes more computing power than the o1 version available in ChatGPT Plus.

Additionally, Pro users can access OpenAI’s web-browsing agent, Operator, and generate more videos with Sora.

OpenAI typically rolls out new features to ChatGPT Pro users first, and they receive priority access to existing features, such as GPT-4o, during peak usage times.

If you own a small business or organization and need multiple ChatGPT licenses with collaboration features, ChatGPT Team could be the right choice. It costs $30 per user per month or $25 per user per month when billed annually for up to 149 users.

ChatGPT Team: Collaborative AI for Organizations

ChatGPT Team includes a dedicated workspace and admin tools for team management. All members gain access to OpenAI’s latest models, along with tools for analyzing, editing, and extracting information from files. Additionally, the plan allows teams to create and share custom apps—similar to those in the GPT Store—built on OpenAI models. These apps can be tailored for specific departments, use cases, or fine-tuned with team-specific data.

OpenAI offers ChatGPT Enterprise for organizations needing more than 149 ChatGPT licenses. While pricing isn’t public, reports estimate $60 per user per month, with a 150-user minimum and a 12-month contract.

This plan includes enterprise-grade privacy, advanced data analysis, improved performance, and customization options. It features a dedicated workspace, admin tools for user management, and integrations like SSO and domain verification.

Companies can create internal workflows and bots with shareable conversation templates and receive API credits for custom ChatGPT solutions. Enterprise users also get priority access to models, dedicated support, and eligibility for Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) for handling private health data.

OpenAI for Nonprofits is OpenAI’s initial step into nonprofit-focused tech solutions, offering discounts rather than a separate ChatGPT plan.

Eligible nonprofits can subscribe to ChatGPT Team for $20 per user per month, while larger organizations receive a 50% discount on ChatGPT Enterprise, reducing the cost to around $30 per user.

However, eligibility is limited. While nonprofits worldwide can apply, OpenAI currently excludes academic, medical, religious, and governmental institutions from the program.

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