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ChatGPT

by OpenAI · chatgpt.com

The default general assistant for most people, and the one with the widest set of things bolted on to it.

Verified 2026-09-05 · Rami Compare with → Sources

good for

Unlimited everyday text chats, including on the free planQuick answers with web search onImage generation in the same windowConnects to Microsoft 365, Google Drive, Slack, GitHub, Linear and Figma

bad at

Longer inputs and larger files need the Enterprise plan, which has the expanded context windowTop-model use is metered even on paid business seatsThe free plan caps uploads, image generation, voice, deep research and memory

Used in these guides

What you can actually do with an AI-generated image 9 min Putting an AI agent on your phone lines 9 min What full-duplex voice leaves you to build 9 min How to depend on an AI tool that might be switched off 9 min The limit in the spec sheet is often a price 9 min Before you let an assistant act on your accounts 9 min What cheap intelligence changes, and what it does not 9 min The capability tier your model ships with 10 min How to tell whether you still need a paid AI subscription 9 min Ads in AI assistants: what changes for your work 9 min What your AI vendor's IPO would actually change for you 9 min The org chart is not the signal 9 min

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Prompts that fit

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sources

01ChatGPT — Pricingchatgpt.com
02OpenAI — Business Pricingopenai.com
03OpenAI Help Center — ChatGPT Business overviewhelp.openai.com
04OpenAI Help Center — What is ChatGPT Plus?help.openai.com
05OpenAI Help Center — About ChatGPT Pro tiershelp.openai.com
06OpenAI Help Center — What is ChatGPT Go?help.openai.com
07OpenAI Help Center — ChatGPT Business models and limitshelp.openai.com
08OpenAI Help Center — ChatGPT searchhelp.openai.com
09OpenAI API — Pricingplatform.openai.com
10OpenAI API — Modelsplatform.openai.com
11OpenAI API — GPT-6 Astraplatform.openai.com
12OpenAI API — Your dataplatform.openai.com
13OpenAI — Enterprise privacy and business dataopenai.com

fact panel

Tier	Price	Includes
Free	$0	Unlimited text chats with GPT-5.6 Luna; limited uploads, images, voice
Plus	$20 / mo	Advanced reasoning models with GPT-6 Astra and GPT-5.6; projects and custom GPTs
Pro	$100 / mo	5x Plus usage; a $200 tier gives 20x. Pro reasoning powered by GPT-6 Astra
Business (standard seat)	$25 / user / mo	$20 per user annually. Shared workspace, SAML SSO, admin controls
Business (premium seat)	$125 / user / mo	$100 per user annually. Higher included ChatGPT Work and Codex allowance
API	per token	GPT-6 Astra $10.00 / $50.00 · GPT-5.6 Luna $0.20 / $1.20 per 1M

models: GPT-6 Astra · GPT-5.6 Sol · GPT-5.6 Terra · GPT-5.6 Luna
context: 1,050,000 tokens
limits: Business Standard includes 15 Pro messages per month; Business Premium includes 50 Pro messages per week
data policy: Not trained on by default for ChatGPT Business, Enterprise, Edu and the API; consumer plans are not covered by that sentence · read
eu data option: Storage at rest in Europe for eligible Enterprise, Edu, Healthcare and API customers; not listed for Business or consumer plans
price from: from $20 / mo
last verified: 2026-09-05

api list price · per 1M

gpt-6-astra 10.00 in · 50.00 out

gpt-5.6-sol 4.00 in · 20.00 out

gpt-5.6-terra 2.00 in · 12.00 out

gpt-5.6-luna 0.20 in · 1.20 out

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change log

2026-09-05 Every value on this panel re-read from OpenAI's own pages and independently checked; the placeholder values it launched with are gone.