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ChatGPT · what it costsby OpenAI

$20 / monthChatGPT Plus · billed monthly

ChatGPT Plus costs $20 a month. Go is $8. Pro comes in three tiers at $100, $200 and $500 a month. Business is $25 per user a month, or $20 billed yearly, for 2 or more users.

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Cheapest paid$8/moGo
Top tier$500/moPro $500

Every plan, side by side

8 plans · prices in USD, before tax
PlanMonthlyYearly (per month)UsageSeatsBest for
Free$0——1
GoMay include ads$8——1
Plus$20——1Daily solo work
Pro $100$100—No 5-hour Codex limit1Heavy use
Pro $200$200——1All-day use
Pro $500$500——1Maximum speed
Business2+ users$25 /seat$20 /seat—2–200
EnterpriseCustom——Any
OpenAI API · per 1M tokensFull OpenAI API pricing →

ChatGPT API pricing: $0.50–$50.00 per 1M output tokens

ModelInputOutputCached inputContext
GPT-6 Astra$10.00$50.00$1.00—
GPT-6.1 Sol$2.00$10.00$0.10—
GPT-6.1 Terra$1.00$5.00$0.05—
GPT-6 Luna$0.10$0.50$0.01—

Subscription or API? For apps and automation, the OpenAI API bills per token; for daily chat and coding, Plus is usually cheaper.

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Usage limitsOfficial

How much you actually get

PlusUsage limits per 5 hours; weekly limits may apply
Pro $100No five-hour Codex limit

Official limits from the vendor's own pages.

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What will you pay, and what do you get?

Plan
Billing
$20
per month · $240 per year
What you get on ChatGPT Plus

Daily solo work

Everything in Go, plus:

  • Advanced reasoning models with GPT-6
  • Expanded messages and uploads
  • Better, more accurate image creation
  • Expanded deep research
  • Projects, scheduled tasks and custom GPTs
  • Expanded Codex usage
  • ChatGPT Work on desktop, web and mobile
  • Early access to new features
Official limitUsage limits per 5 hours; weekly limits may apply
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ChatGPT against the closest alternatives

ChatGPT $8 Go · Usage limits per 5 hours; weekly limits may applyGrok $8 Plus · Base usage, shared across Grok, X and CursorGemini $7.99 AI Plus · 2× the free limitsClaude $20 Pro · At least 5× Free per 5-hour session, plus a weekly cap
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