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ChatGPT Pricing and Plans

Short answer

ChatGPT is the most widely used general AI assistant, strong across writing, coding, image generation, and everyday research.

Official website → Pricing source: openai.com →

Plans

Free

$0 /mo
Annual: No annual billing
Usage modelFree tier with message caps; ads test in US
Included modelsGPT-5.5 with daily message caps
Team featuresNo
API includedNo

Weakness: Tight message caps; ads being tested in the US

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Go

$8 /mo
Annual: No annual billing
Usage modelSubscription; roughly 10x the Free message limits
Included modelsGPT-5.5 with higher message limits than Free
Team featuresNo
API includedNo

Weakness: Fewer advanced features than Plus; limits below Plus

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Plus

$20 /mo
Annual: No annual billing
Usage modelSubscription; expanded GPT-5.x and reasoning access
Included modelsGPT-5.5 Instant expanded, GPT-5.5 Thinking expanded
Team featuresNo
API includedNo

Weakness: Usage limits apply; no team admin features

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Pro (5×)

$100 /mo
Annual: No annual billing
Usage modelSubscription; ~5× Plus usage; abuse guardrails apply
Included modelsGPT-5.5 Instant, GPT-5.5 Thinking, GPT-5.5 Pro
Team featuresNo
API includedNo
5× usageAdds GPT-5.5 Pro

Weakness: High cost; exact limits are guardrailed rather than fixed

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Pro (20×)

$200 /mo
Annual: No annual billing
Usage modelSubscription; ~20× Plus usage; abuse guardrails apply
Included modelsGPT-5.5 Instant, GPT-5.5 Thinking, GPT-5.5 Pro
Team featuresNo
API includedNo
20× usageAdds GPT-5.5 Pro

Weakness: Highest individual cost; limits are guardrailed rather than fixed

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Business

$25 /mo
Annual: $20/user/month paid yearly
Usage modelPer-seat workspace subscription; Codex seats billed separately
Included modelsGPT-5.5 family with workspace controls
Team featuresAdmin workspace, shared workspace controls, collaboration
API includedNo

Weakness: Codex seats are a separate purchase from the base plan

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Enterprise

— /mo
Annual: Custom
Usage modelCustom enterprise contract
Included modelsGPT-5.5 family with enterprise security and controls
Team featuresSCIM provisioning, EKM, RBAC, admin governance
API includedNo

Weakness: Custom pricing requires a sales contract

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Best for

General assistantWritingCodingImages

Not ideal for

  • Teams needing admin controls (use Business/Enterprise)
  • Per-token API budgeting

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