Marketing
ChatGPT
OpenAI's AI chat assistant for writing, research, images, voice and coding
What is ChatGPT?
ChatGPT is OpenAI's chat assistant. People type or speak a request and it drafts text, answers questions with web search, analyses uploaded files, creates images and runs longer deep research tasks. It is used by individuals on web and mobile apps, and by companies through Business and Enterprise workspaces with admin controls.
Good for
- Drafting and editing emails, reports and posts
- Researching a topic with web search and deep research
- Analysing a spreadsheet or document you upload
Key features
- Web search inside chat
- Deep research reports
- Image generation and voice chats
- File uploads and data analysis
- Projects, scheduled tasks and custom GPTs on paid plans
- Codex coding agent included in every plan
Limitations to know about
- Free and Go have limited uploads, image generation, voice, deep research and Codex access
- The Go plan may include ads
- Business plans start at 2 users; Enterprise and Edu pricing requires contacting sales
ChatGPT pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Everyday chat with limits on uploads, images, voice, deep research and Codex |
| Go | $8/month | More messages with tools, uploads, image creation and memory; may include ads |
| Plus | $20/month | GPT-6 reasoning models, projects, scheduled tasks, custom GPTs, expanded Codex |
| Pro | From $100/month | 5x more usage, Pro reasoning with GPT-6 Astra, maximum deep research and Codex tasks |
| Business | $20/user/month billed annually; $25/user/month billed monthly | Workspace for 2+ users with admin controls; Enterprise and Edu priced through sales |
Free plan limits: Unlimited text chats with GPT-5.6 Luna (subject to abuse guardrails); limited uploads, image generation, voice chats, deep research, memory and Codex access
ChatGPT alternatives
Claude
Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, research and coding
Google Gemini
Google's AI assistant app, with paid Google AI plans for higher limits
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft's free consumer AI assistant, with more use in Microsoft 365 plans
Perplexity
AI answer engine that replies with cited sources from the web
Grok
AI assistant from xAI, now part of SpaceX, with real-time web and X search
Meta AI
Meta's AI assistant inside WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and its own app
Head to head: ChatGPT vs Claude · ChatGPT vs Google Gemini · ChatGPT vs Perplexity · ChatGPT vs Microsoft Copilot
Guides that use ChatGPT
Frequently asked questions
Is ChatGPT free?
ChatGPT has a free plan. Unlimited text chats with GPT-5.6 Luna (subject to abuse guardrails); limited uploads, image generation, voice chats, deep research, memory and Codex access. Paid plans start at $8/mo.
How much does ChatGPT cost?
ChatGPT's cheapest paid plan, Go, costs $8 a month billed monthly. Go may include ads. Plus is $20/month. OpenAI's FAQ says Go and Plus are sold as monthly plans; annual plans are for Business and Enterprise. There is also an enterprise plan priced on request. Prices as published on ChatGPT's pricing page on 23 September 2026.
What is ChatGPT used for?
ChatGPT is OpenAI's chat assistant. People use it for drafting and editing emails, reports and posts, researching a topic with web search and deep research and analysing a spreadsheet or document you upload.
What are the alternatives to ChatGPT?
Tools that do a similar job include Claude, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity and Grok. Each has its own page here with its plans, limits and prices.
Who makes ChatGPT?
ChatGPT is made by OpenAI, based in San Francisco, California, US. The company was founded in 2015.
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from OpenAI's own pages, read on the dates shown.
- learn.chatgpt.com/docs/pricing (plan prices (Free, Go, Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise/Edu); developers.openai.com/codex/pricing redirects here) read 23 September 2026
- chatgpt.com/pricing/ (plan features, free plan limits, billing FAQ, platforms (read in a browser because WebFetch got 403; price figures did not render)) read 23 September 2026
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenAI (company founded and HQ) read 23 September 2026