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ChatGPT pricing & plans

by OpenAI · San Francisco, USA

The most popular AI assistant. General-purpose, strong at writing & images.

Founded Nov 2022
Lowest plan Free
Top plan $500/mo
API range $0.05–$180 / 1M
Visit ChatGPT ↗ Updated October 21, 2026
§ Price at a glance

How much does ChatGPT cost in 2026?

In 2026 ChatGPT costs $0–$500 per month: Free $0; ChatGPT Go $8/mo; ChatGPT Plus $20/mo; ChatGPT Pro $100–200/mo; ChatGPT Pro 500 $500/mo.

Plan Price / month What you get
Free $0 GPT-6 Luna · Unlimited text chats; Intelligent UI adds interactive charts, forms & tools to replies (since Oct 8, 2026) · Voice mode · File uploads
ChatGPT GoPlan details → $8/mo GPT-6 Luna · Unlimited text chats; Terra in Work/Codex only; Intelligent UI since Oct 8, 2026 · Image generation · Voice mode
ChatGPT PlusPlan details → $20/mo GPT-6.1 Sol now default in the Chat tab (since Oct 7, 2026); GPT-5.6 Sol still selectable to compare · Intelligent UI adds interactive charts, forms & tools to replies (since Oct 7, 2026) · Unlimited text chats (no weekly caps since Aug 6, 2026) · Unlimited GPT-5.4 nano
ChatGPT ProPlan details → $100–200/mo $100: 5× Plus usage, 5× Codex, ~50 Deep Research/mo · $200: 10× Plus usage for new subscribers (Sep 29, 2026 DevDay change, down from 20×); Operator, adv. voice, 250 Deep Research/mo · Subscribers active Sep 22–29, 2026 keep the old 20× allowance, grandfathered through Oct 29, 2026 · GPT-6.1 Sol now default in the Chat tab (since Oct 7, 2026) with Intelligent UI; full GPT-5.6 family, GPT-5.5 pro mode & GPT-6 Astra also selectable
ChatGPT Pro 500 $500/mo 25× Plus usage · Astra Ultrafast inference — up to 8× faster in Codex (~300 tokens/sec) · New tier added Sep 29, 2026 at OpenAI DevDay, above the $200 Pro tier · One-time transition credit issued to existing $200 Pro subscribers

Monthly prices in US dollars before tax, from each vendor's official pricing (US list price; weekly-billed plans converted to a monthly figure). Updated October 21, 2026

§ Quick answer

Is ChatGPT free?

Yes — ChatGPT has a free tier you can use without paying anything. Paid plans start at $8/mo.

§ Pricing

All plans, in full.

Free
Free
Free
  • GPT-6 Luna
  • Unlimited text chats; Intelligent UI adds interactive charts, forms & tools to replies (since Oct 8, 2026)
  • Voice mode
  • File uploads
  • Image generation (limited)
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Go
$8 /mo
ChatGPT Go
  • GPT-6 Luna
  • Unlimited text chats; Terra in Work/Codex only; Intelligent UI since Oct 8, 2026
  • Image generation
  • Voice mode
  • Memory & projects
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Plus
$20 /mo
ChatGPT Plus
  • GPT-6.1 Sol now default in the Chat tab (since Oct 7, 2026); GPT-5.6 Sol still selectable to compare
  • Intelligent UI adds interactive charts, forms & tools to replies (since Oct 7, 2026)
  • Unlimited text chats (no weekly caps since Aug 6, 2026)
  • Unlimited GPT-5.4 nano
  • 10 Deep Research / mo
  • Custom GPTs, Codex; Terra/Luna in Work & Codex only
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Pro
$100–200 /mo
ChatGPT Pro
  • $100: 5× Plus usage, 5× Codex, ~50 Deep Research/mo
  • $200: 10× Plus usage for new subscribers (Sep 29, 2026 DevDay change, down from 20×); Operator, adv. voice, 250 Deep Research/mo
  • Subscribers active Sep 22–29, 2026 keep the old 20× allowance, grandfathered through Oct 29, 2026
  • GPT-6.1 Sol now default in the Chat tab (since Oct 7, 2026) with Intelligent UI; full GPT-5.6 family, GPT-5.5 pro mode & GPT-6 Astra also selectable
  • GPT-6 Astra weekly chat cap cut 200→100 messages for new $200 subscribers (Sep 29, 2026)
  • Priority access
  • $200 tier sign-up pause (in effect since Sep 10, 2026 due to Astra demand) lifted Sep 29, 2026 at DevDay
Sign up →
Pro 500
$500 /mo
ChatGPT Pro 500
  • 25× Plus usage
  • Astra Ultrafast inference — up to 8× faster in Codex (~300 tokens/sec)
  • New tier added Sep 29, 2026 at OpenAI DevDay, above the $200 Pro tier
  • One-time transition credit issued to existing $200 Pro subscribers
Sign up →

The honest take

The most popular AI assistant. General-purpose, strong at writing & images.

Best for: Everyday writing, brainstorming, image generation, casual coding

Where it falls short: Output quality varies between model tiers; pricing tiers can confuse

What you actually get

  • Writing
  • Images
  • Voice
  • Web browsing
  • DALL-E
  • GPTs

Pricing history

Jan 2023
Plus launched at $20/mo
Sep 2024
Pro tier introduced at $200/mo
2026
ChatGPT Go added at $8/mo
Apr 9, 2026
New $100/mo Pro tier added (5x Plus usage), between Plus and $200 Pro
Apr 23, 2026
GPT-5.5 released; API doubled to $5/$30 per 1M
Apr 26, 2026
Sora discontinued as a standalone app and as a ChatGPT Plus/Pro feature; the Sora API remains available separately
Jul 9, 2026
GPT-5.6 Sol/Terra/Luna released publicly (API $5/$30, $2.50/$15, $1/$6) after US lifts limits Jul 8
Jul 30, 2026
GPT-5.6 Terra & Luna repriced: Terra $2.50/$15 -> $2/$12, Luna $1/$6 -> $0.20/$1.20
Aug 6, 2026
GPT-5.6 Luna becomes default for Free & Go, with unlimited text chats
Aug 6, 2026
Plus/Pro's separate GPT-5.5 Instant and GPT-5 thinking modes merged into one GPT-5.6 Sol with a reasoning-effort slider; text chat becomes unlimited on every tier
Aug 21, 2026
GPT-5.6 Sol API cut 20% to $4/$20 per 1M (promo thru Nov 21); new >272K-token tier at $8/$30
Sep 3, 2026
GPT-6 Astra released; API $10/$50 per 1M, cache read $1 (>272K tokens: $20/$75, cache $2); rolling out to Plus, Pro, Business & Enterprise
Sep 8, 2026
GPT-Image-2.5 (Flare & Sunburst) released, replacing GPT-Image-2 as the flagship image API at roughly 2x its per-token price
Sep 10, 2026
New $200 ChatGPT Pro sign-ups/upgrades paused due to GPT-6 Astra demand; existing subscribers unaffected. Also: GPT-Live-1 real-time voice API launched at $0.05/min (voice layer only)
Sep 24, 2026
OpenAI shuts down the Sora API entirely (Sora 2 & Sora 2 Pro), 6 months after its Mar 24 deprecation notice; no successor video model announced — OpenAI exits API video generation
Sep 29, 2026
DevDay: GPT-6.1 Sol ($2/$10 per 1M, ≤272K tokens) and GPT-6 Luna ($0.10/$0.50) released, extending the GPT-6 family below Astra; available in ChatGPT Work/Codex on Plus/Pro/Business/Enterprise/Edu and via the API
Sep 29, 2026
DevDay: new $500/mo ChatGPT Pro 500 tier launched (25× Plus usage, Astra Ultrafast inference); $200 Pro's sign-up pause lifted but new-subscriber usage cut to 10× (from 20×, grandfathered through Oct 29, 2026) and its weekly GPT-6 Astra chat cap cut 200→100
Oct 7, 2026
GPT-6 with Intelligent UI (interactive charts, forms & tools in replies) rolls out to the ChatGPT Chat tab; GPT-6.1 Sol becomes the default model for Plus, Pro, Business & Enterprise (GPT-5.6 Sol still selectable); Work/Codex models unchanged
Oct 8, 2026
GPT-6 Luna with Intelligent UI reaches Free & Go users, a day after Plus/Pro/Business/Enterprise

Should you pay for it?

The free tier of ChatGPT is good enough for casual use. Pay $8/mo only when you start hitting daily caps or need access to the better models.

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§ FAQ

Common questions, answered.

Is ChatGPT free?

Yes — ChatGPT has a free tier you can use without paying anything. Paid plans start at $8/mo.

How much does ChatGPT cost in 2026?

ChatGPT pricing in 2026: Free — $0; ChatGPT Go — $8/mo; ChatGPT Plus — $20/mo; ChatGPT Pro — $100–200/mo; ChatGPT Pro 500 — $500/mo. Full plan-by-plan details are in the table above.

What does the free version of ChatGPT include?

The free tier includes: GPT-6 Luna, Unlimited text chats; Intelligent UI adds interactive charts, forms & tools to replies (since Oct 8, 2026), Voice mode, File uploads, Image generation (limited).

Is ChatGPT Go worth $8/mo?

The free tier of ChatGPT is good enough for casual use. Pay $8/mo only when you start hitting daily caps or need access to the better models.

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