Pricing

ChatGPT Pricing: Plans, Pro 100/200/500, GPT-6.1 Sol, Astra, and API Billing

Compare ChatGPT plans, Pro 100/200/500, GPT-6 in Chat, GPT-6.1 Sol and Astra in Work, dots, workspace controls, and separate API billing.

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Buyer guide

Where to start before you compare plans

Compare entry cost, billing terms, and included usage to find the best starting tier for your purchase.

Recommended baseline

Plus

This is ToolColumn's recommended starting tier for this plan comparison.

Real entry point

Go

This is the first practical paid tier after entry-level limits are taken into account.

Annual billing

Business is the only public ChatGPT tier with a clearly advertised annual discount. Consumer tiers are documented as month-to-month subscriptions.

API boundary

Choose a ChatGPT seat for work inside chatgpt.com and its apps. Choose Platform billing when you need token-based, programmatic model usage.

Tracks

Which plan fits whom

Plus

Default paid pick

$20/mo

Start with Plus for a daily paid workspace with GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6 Sol and Luna in ChatGPT Work and Codex.

Best for: Solo users and operators who want the strongest mainstream plan.

Avoid if: You only need a budget upgrade, or a confirmed Astra Pro or higher-capacity requirement justifies Pro.

Go

Budget upgrade

$8/mo

Go is the right paid entry when affordability matters more than top-tier model access.

Best for: Cost-sensitive users who mainly want more room than Free.

Avoid if: You are buying specifically for Astra: Free and Go are not listed in the announced rollout. Confirm the model access actually needed before paying.

Pro 100

Heavy individual use

$100/mo

Pro fits sustained usage beyond Plus or a confirmed need for Pro reasoning. Pro 200 includes more usage than Pro 100, and Pro 500 has the highest included usage and Ultrafast. Ordinary Astra access, which Plus already includes, is not a reason to buy a higher tier.

Best for: Daily power users, researchers, and developers who live inside ChatGPT.

Avoid if: Your usage is intermittent or you mainly need API access.

Business

Managed team workspace

$25/seat/mo · annual $20/seat/mo

Business is the best fit when multiple users need shared admin controls, connectors, and default business data protections.

Best for: Teams that want governed ChatGPT seats without a custom procurement cycle.

Avoid if: You only need a few individual seats and no shared administration.

Enterprise

Governed rollout

Custom

Enterprise is the contract path for residency, retention, analytics, and broader governance requirements.

Best for: Larger organizations with procurement, compliance, or data-location requirements.

Avoid if: You can buy self-serve and do not need negotiated controls.

Access paths

Subscription, API, and workspace routes

Each access path shows who owns the bill and whether access is bundled, separately metered, sold as an add-on, or handled through sales.

Bundled appIncluded in subscriptionRecommended route

ChatGPT subscription

Use ChatGPT through the web, mobile, and desktop apps with the allowances attached to the selected ChatGPT plan.

Best for: Individuals and teams who mainly want the ChatGPT app experience.

Boundary: OpenAI API usage is metered separately and is not included just because a user has a ChatGPT subscription.

Open ChatGPT pricing context

Bundled appShared subscription quota

ChatGPT Work and Codex

Eligible ChatGPT plans can use ChatGPT Work and Codex with plan-based limits; both draw from the same agentic usage and credit pool when available.

Best for: People who want first-party agent work or coding workflows without moving the task into an API budget.

Boundary: Astra rollout is account-dependent. Once enabled, Work and Codex use the existing plan allowance or workspace billing arrangement; this guidance is not a Chat message-limit promise. API-key use remains separately billed.

Open Codex pricing context

Bundled appShared subscription quota

GPT Image in ChatGPT

Image generation is available through ChatGPT image mode and shares the practical limits of the user plan.

Best for: Users who want visual generation inside the ChatGPT app rather than a developer API workflow.

Boundary: GPT Image API calls are billed separately from ChatGPT subscription access.

Open GPT Image pricing context

Direct APISeparate API meter

OpenAI API

Developers can call OpenAI models and tools through API billing instead of the ChatGPT app subscription.

Best for: Production apps, automations, and developer workflows that need programmatic access.

Boundary: API usage follows OpenAI API pricing and does not consume the user-facing ChatGPT plan allowance.

Plan matrix

Pricing breakdown

Compare entry price, billing cadence, and feature access before you commit to annual spend or a higher tier.

Plans listed

First paid creator

Free track

Free plans

1 plan

Free

Usage: Unlimited text chats with GPT-6 Luna; limited and slower image generation

Individual track

Individual plans

5 plans

Go

Individual

$8/mo

Usage: US price; localized elsewhere; may include ads; GPT-6 Luna in Chat (rolling out to Go from 2026-10-08) and limited GPT-5.6 Terra in Work and Codex on desktop

Plus

Individual

$20/mo

Usage: GPT-6 Sol in Chat; GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6 Sol and Luna in ChatGPT Work and Codex; limits apply

Pro 100

Individual

$100/mo

Usage: Lowest Pro allowance; expanded GPT-6 model access; Pro reasoning powered by GPT-6 Astra; dots; billed monthly

Pro 200

Individual

$200/mo

Usage: More usage than Pro 100; new subscriptions since 2026-09-29 have a lower allowance than before, and eligible existing subscribers keep their previous allowance through 2026-10-29; dots; billed monthly

Pro 500

Individual

$500/mo

Usage: Highest included Pro allowance; Ultrafast for GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol; dots; billed monthly

Team track

Team plans

1 plan

Business

Team

$25/seat/mo

Annual billing: $20/seat/mo ($240 billed yearly per seat)

Usage: 2+ users; per-seat billing; flexible GPT-6 Sol and Luna access and workspace credits; Astra rollout and Astra Pro access announced, subject to account and workspace availability

Enterprise track

Enterprise plans

1 plan

Enterprise

Contact for pricing

Usage: Custom contract; flexible GPT-6 Sol and Luna access with advanced administration and support; Astra rollout and Astra Pro access announced, subject to account and workspace availability

Free plan

Available

Trial

No trial listed

Billing unit

Flat monthly

Pricing checked

Not recorded

Watchouts

What buyers often miss

These are the boundary conditions and purchase traps worth checking before you optimize for the lowest headline number.

Go is market-priced

Use the local checkout to confirm Go outside the US. OpenAI localizes this tier instead of advertising one universal number.

Pro is no longer one simple package

Current public docs split self-serve Pro into lighter and heavier variants, so buyers should match the tier to actual workload instead of assuming every Pro user needs the highest ceiling.

Business solves governance, not API spend

Business seats buy workspace access, admin controls, and data policies. They do not replace Platform billing for programmatic model usage.

Enterprise remains a sales-led purchase

Enterprise is the right path for procurement, residency, retention, and broader governance needs, but final commercial terms still depend on a contract process.

Editorial pricing notes

Pricing notes

Plan caveats, contract terms, and feature-access limits that can change what you actually pay.

Bottom line: how ChatGPT pricing is structured in 2026

ChatGPT pricing divides into two distinct operational categories: individual plans (Free, Go, Plus, Pro) and multi-user workspace plans (Business, Enterprise). ChatGPT Team was renamed ChatGPT Business in August 2025.

Free ($0) includes unlimited text chats with GPT-6 Luna (rolling out to Free from 2026-10-08) and GPT-5 Thinking Mini, with limited uploads, image generation, voice, deep research, Codex and ChatGPT Work on desktop.
Go ($8/mo) adds more messages with tools, more uploads, image creation and voice, and longer memory, plus limited GPT-5.6 Terra access in ChatGPT Work and Codex on desktop. OpenAI notes that the plan may include ads.
Plus ($20/mo) is the standard benchmark for solo professionals, software engineers, and researchers. It runs Chat on GPT-6 Sol and adds the GPT-6 models (Astra, Sol and Luna), GPT-5.6 Sol and Terra, legacy models, expanded deep research, projects, scheduled tasks and custom GPTs, expanded Codex usage, and ChatGPT Work on desktop, web and mobile.
Pro (from $100/mo) serves heavy users with Pro reasoning powered by GPT-6 Astra, GPT-5.6 Sol Pro, longer Codex and ChatGPT Work sessions, dots, and maximum deep research. Pro is billed monthly in three tiers: Pro 100 ($100), Pro 200 ($200, more usage than Pro 100) and Pro 500 ($500, the highest included usage and the only Pro tier with Ultrafast for GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol); OpenAI does not publish a multiple of Plus usage for any tier. Pro 200 reopened to new subscriptions on 2026-09-29 with a lower included allowance than before; eligible existing Pro 200 subscribers keep their previous allowance through 2026-10-29.
Business ($25/user/mo monthly or $20 annual, 2–200 seats) adds a secure shared workspace with SAML SSO, centralized billing and administration, connectors to business apps, workspace agents, and no training on business data by default. Premium seats cost $125 monthly or $100 annual and provide 5x more usage.
Enterprise (custom pricing) targets large organizations requiring SCIM provisioning, enterprise key management, role-based access controls, data residency, custom retention, and SLAs.

None of these subscriptions cover OpenAI developer API tokens. API calls made with developer keys on platform.openai.com are billed separately on a metered per-token basis.

ChatGPT plan comparison matrix

The table below summarizes pricing, model access, reasoning depth, workspace controls, and privacy standards across the official ChatGPT subscription tiers.

Plan Tier	Price (Monthly / Annual)	Primary Models	Reasoning Context Window	Deep Research	Admin & Team Sharing	Data Privacy Policy
Free	$0	GPT-6 Luna, GPT-5 Thinking Mini	Varies	Limited	Personal account	Used for training (Opt-out available)
Go	$8 / month	GPT-6 Luna, GPT-5 Thinking Mini; limited GPT-5.6 Terra in Work and Codex	256K	Limited	Personal account	Used for training (Opt-out available)
Plus	$20 / month	GPT-6 Astra, Sol and Luna; GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna	256K	Expanded	Personal account	Used for training (Opt-out available)
Pro	$100, $200 or $500 / month	Everything in Plus, with Pro reasoning powered by GPT-6 Astra and GPT-5.6 Sol Pro; GPT-6.1 Sol in Work and Codex; dots	400K	Maximum	Personal account	Used for training (Opt-out available)
Business	$25/user monthly or $20/user annual (Premium $125 or $100)	All ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work and Codex features	Workspace	Included	Central admin, 2–200 seats	No training on business data by default
Enterprise	Custom pricing	Expanded context window	Expanded	Included	SCIM, EKM, role-based access	No training on business data by default

Individual tiers: Free vs Go vs Plus vs Pro

Choosing an individual subscription depends on daily prompt volume and the computational depth required for your projects.

The Plus tier: the $20 standard

For the vast majority of knowledge workers, ChatGPT Plus represents the optimum price-to-performance threshold:

GPT-6 models: Adds GPT-6 Astra, Sol and Luna alongside GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna, so one plan covers everyday chat and advanced reasoning.
Longer context: Raises the GPT Instant context window from 27K on Free to 54K, and the reasoning context window to 256K.
ChatGPT Work and Codex: Extends ChatGPT Work to desktop, web, and mobile, and expands Codex usage for coding tasks.
Projects and automation: Adds projects, scheduled tasks, and custom GPTs, plus expanded memory and deep research.

The Pro tiers: $100, $200 and $500 for power users

ChatGPT Pro is not merely an expanded Plus account; it unlocks higher-compute reasoning:

Pro reasoning: Pro reasoning powered by GPT-6 Astra and GPT-5.6 Sol Pro let the model spend more compute on complex mathematical work, dense architectural refactorings, and multi-file code debugging.
More usage: Pro includes expanded model access over Plus, with included usage rising from Pro 100 to Pro 500, and a 128K Instant and 400K reasoning context window on Pro.
Deep research and Codex capacity: Grants maximum deep research capacity and maximum Codex tasks.
Pro 200 and Pro 500: Pro 200 reopened to new subscriptions on 2026-09-29 at $200 with a lower included allowance than before; eligible existing Pro 200 subscribers keep their previous allowance through 2026-10-29. Pro 500 ($500) is the only Pro tier with Ultrafast for GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol, which uses included usage at 8x the Standard rate and then credits at 6x, and buying credits on Pro 100 or Pro 200 does not unlock it. Pro is billed monthly only.
Dots: Pro includes dots, OpenAI's always-on agents powered by GPT-6 Astra, rolling out in eligible markets; Pro access excludes the EEA, Switzerland and the UK at launch. Business Premium seats also include them.
GPT-6.1 Sol: Released 2026-09-29 for ChatGPT Work and Codex; the pricing page lists it on Plus and Pro, and it is rolling out to Business, Enterprise and Edu. It is not yet available in Chat, which runs GPT-6 Sol on paid plans since 2026-10-07.

Organizational tiers: Business vs Enterprise

When deploying ChatGPT across an engineering or business organization, individual personal accounts present security, governance, and billing fragmentation.

OpenAI Workspace Structure

ChatGPT Business	ChatGPT Enterprise
$25/user monthly or $20 annual (Premium $125 or $100)	Custom pricing, including credit-based and token-based options
2 to 200 seats	For organizations operating at scale
Self-serve credit card	Invoicing and volume discounts
SAML SSO and MFA	SCIM, EKM and role-based access controls
Shared workspace GPTs and workspace agents	Custom data retention and data residency in ten regions
No training on business data by default	24/7 priority support and SLAs for eligible customers
Standard context window	Expanded context window

ChatGPT Business mechanics

Minimum commitment: Requires at least 2 paid seats ($40/month minimum on annual billing or $50/month on month-to-month billing with Standard seats). Standard and Premium seats can be mixed.
Workspace sharing: Business members can share custom GPTs, connect Google Workspace, Slack, GitHub, and Microsoft 365, and build workspace agents for shared workflows.
Data privacy: OpenAI does not train on business data from a Business workspace by default.

ChatGPT Enterprise mechanics

Custom architecture: Tailored for large organizations requiring enterprise security, custom data retention, and data residency.
Administrative control: Enables IT departments to automate user provisioning via SCIM, manage encryption keys with EKM, verify domains, and apply role-based access controls.

The subscription vs API billing separation

A frequent point of buyer confusion is whether a ChatGPT Plus, Pro, or Business subscription covers OpenAI API usage.

OpenAI Billing Separation

Channel	Details
ChatGPT Subscriptions (chatgpt.com web/app)	Fixed monthly recurrence; Powers official web & apps; Uncapped interactive chat; ChatGPT Work & voice; Never covers API calls
OpenAI API Tokens (platform.openai.com)	Pay-as-you-go per token; Powers Cursor, Cline, Windsurf, custom scripts; Raw JSON completions; Billed on separate invoice

If you subscribe to ChatGPT Plus ($20/mo), you cannot use your account login to make API calls in third-party developer tools like Cursor, Windsurf, or Claude Code.
Developer API access requires creating an account at platform.openai.com, adding a payment method, and purchasing prepaid credit balances.
Conversely, maintaining a $100 credit balance on the developer API will not unlock Plus features on chatgpt.com.

Buyer recommendation checklist

Stay on Free ($0) if you use AI sporadically for casual writing, general knowledge queries, or lightweight document summaries.
Choose Go ($8/mo) if you want more messages, uploads, and memory than Free on a tight budget and do not need the GPT-6 models.
Choose Plus ($20/mo) if you are a solo software developer, content creator, researcher, or knowledge worker who needs dependable daily access to the GPT-6 models, ChatGPT Work, and Codex.
Choose Pro (from $100/mo) if your daily productivity is constrained by Plus usage limits, or you need Pro reasoning powered by GPT-6 Astra for complex algorithmic problems.
Choose Business ($20/seat/mo annual) if you have 2 to 200 employees and need centralized billing, shared company GPTs, and no training on business data by default.
Contact Enterprise if your company needs SCIM identity management, data residency, or custom security and compliance terms.

Decision archive

Price history snapshots

Track how ChatGPT pricing has moved over time, including plan lineup shifts, free access changes, and starting price updates.

10 archived snapshots

LatestFreemium · Flat monthly

First archived

October 9, 2026

3 plans had usage terms updated.

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Starting price

Access model

Free plan available

Plan count

Billing unit

Flat monthly

Free

free

Monthly: $0/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Unlimited text chats with GPT-6 Luna; limited and slower image generation

Monthly: $8/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: US price; localized elsewhere; may include ads; GPT-6 Luna in Chat (rolling out to Go from 2026-10-08) and limited GPT-5.6 Terra in Work and Codex on desktop

Plus

plus

Monthly: $20/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: GPT-6 Sol in Chat; GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6 Sol and Luna in ChatGPT Work and Codex; limits apply

Pro 100

pro-5x

Monthly: $100/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Lowest Pro allowance; expanded GPT-6 model access; Pro reasoning powered by GPT-6 Astra; dots; billed monthly

Pro 200

pro-20x

Monthly: $200/mo

Annual: Not listed

Pro 500

pro-500

Monthly: $500/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Highest included Pro allowance; Ultrafast for GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol; dots; billed monthly

Business

business

Monthly: $25/mo

Annual: $20/mo ($240 billed yearly)

Usage: 2+ users; per-seat billing; flexible GPT-6 Sol and Luna access and workspace credits; Astra rollout and Astra Pro access announced, subject to account and workspace availability

Enterprise

enterprise

Monthly: Not listed

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Custom contract; flexible GPT-6 Sol and Luna access with advanced administration and support; Astra rollout and Astra Pro access announced, subject to account and workspace availability

Freemium · Flat monthly

First archived

October 8, 2026

2 plans had usage terms updated.

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Starting price

Access model

Free plan available

Plan count

Billing unit

Flat monthly

Free

free

Monthly: $0/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Unlimited text chats with GPT-6 Luna; limited and slower image generation

Monthly: $8/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: US price; localized elsewhere; may include ads; GPT-6 Luna in Chat (rolling out to Go from 2026-10-08) and limited GPT-5.6 Terra in Work and Codex on desktop

Plus

plus

Monthly: $20/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: GPT-6 Sol in Chat; GPT-6 Sol and Luna in ChatGPT Work and Codex, with GPT-6.1 Sol rolling out after Pro; limits apply; limited Astra usage in Work/Codex once available

Pro 100

pro-5x

Monthly: $100/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: 5x Plus usage; GPT-6.1 Sol in Work and Codex; dots; Pro reasoning powered by GPT-6 Astra; billed monthly

Pro 200

pro-20x

Monthly: $200/mo

Annual: Not listed

Pro 500

pro-500

Monthly: $500/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: 25x Plus usage, the highest Pro allowance; GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast in Work and Codex; dots; billed monthly

Business

business

Monthly: $25/mo

Annual: $20/mo ($240 billed yearly)

Usage: 2+ users; per-seat billing; flexible GPT-6 Sol and Luna access and workspace credits; Astra rollout and Astra Pro access announced, subject to account and workspace availability

Enterprise

enterprise

Monthly: Not listed

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Custom contract; flexible GPT-6 Sol and Luna access with advanced administration and support; Astra rollout and Astra Pro access announced, subject to account and workspace availability

Freemium · Flat monthly

First archived

July 27, 2026

Added Pro 500.

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Starting price

Access model

Free plan available

Plan count

Billing unit

Flat monthly

Free

free

Monthly: $0/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Unlimited text chats with GPT-6 Luna; limited and slower image generation

Monthly: $8/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: US price; localized elsewhere; may include ads; GPT-5.6 Luna in Chat and limited GPT-5.6 Terra in Work and Codex on desktop

Plus

plus

Monthly: $20/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: GPT-6 Sol and Luna in ChatGPT Work and Codex, with GPT-6.1 Sol rolling out after Pro; limits apply; limited Astra usage in Work/Codex once available

Pro 100

pro-5x

Monthly: $100/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: 5x Plus usage; GPT-6.1 Sol in Work and Codex; dots; Pro reasoning powered by GPT-6 Astra; billed monthly

Pro 200

pro-20x

Monthly: $200/mo

Annual: Not listed

Pro 500

pro-500

Monthly: $500/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: 25x Plus usage, the highest Pro allowance; GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast in Work and Codex; dots; billed monthly

Business

business

Monthly: $25/mo

Annual: $20/mo ($240 billed yearly)

Usage: 2+ users; per-seat billing; flexible GPT-6 Sol and Luna access and workspace credits; Astra rollout and Astra Pro access announced, subject to account and workspace availability

Enterprise

enterprise

Monthly: Not listed

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Custom contract; flexible GPT-6 Sol and Luna access with advanced administration and support; Astra rollout and Astra Pro access announced, subject to account and workspace availability

Freemium · Flat monthly

First archived

July 27, 2026

Go usage terms were updated.

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Starting price

Access model

Free plan available

Plan count

Billing unit

Flat monthly

Free

free

Monthly: $0/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Unlimited text chats with GPT-6 Luna; limited and slower image generation

Monthly: $8/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: US price; localized elsewhere; may include ads; GPT-5.6 Luna in Chat and limited GPT-5.6 Terra in Work and Codex on desktop

Plus

plus

Monthly: $20/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: GPT-6 Sol in Chat; Sol, Terra, and Luna in Work and Codex; limits apply; limited Astra usage in Work/Codex once available; rollout applies

Pro 5x

pro-5x

Monthly: $100/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: 5x Plus usage; GPT-6 Sol Pro and ChatGPT Work ultra; no annual billing; Astra rollout and Astra Pro access announced, subject to account and workspace availability

Pro 20x

pro-20x

Monthly: $200/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: 20x Plus usage; GPT-6 Sol Pro and ChatGPT Work ultra; no annual billing; Astra rollout and Astra Pro access announced, subject to account and workspace availability

Business

business

Monthly: $25/mo

Annual: $20/mo ($240 billed yearly)

Usage: 2+ users; per-seat billing; flexible GPT-6 Sol and Luna access and workspace credits; Astra rollout and Astra Pro access announced, subject to account and workspace availability

Enterprise

enterprise

Monthly: Not listed

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Custom contract; flexible GPT-6 Sol and Luna access with advanced administration and support; Astra rollout and Astra Pro access announced, subject to account and workspace availability

Freemium · Flat monthly

First archived

July 9, 2026

6 plans had usage terms updated.

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Starting price

Access model

Free plan available

Plan count

Billing unit

Flat monthly

Free

free

Monthly: $0/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Unlimited text chats with GPT-6 Luna; limited and slower image generation

Monthly: $8/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: US price; localized elsewhere; expanded GPT-5.5 Instant and limited GPT-5.6 Terra in Work and Codex on desktop

Plus

plus

Monthly: $20/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: GPT-6 Sol in Chat; Sol, Terra, and Luna in Work and Codex; limits apply; limited Astra usage in Work/Codex once available; rollout applies

Pro 5x

pro-5x

Monthly: $100/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: 5x Plus usage; GPT-6 Sol Pro and ChatGPT Work ultra; no annual billing; Astra rollout and Astra Pro access announced, subject to account and workspace availability

Pro 20x

pro-20x

Monthly: $200/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: 20x Plus usage; GPT-6 Sol Pro and ChatGPT Work ultra; no annual billing; Astra rollout and Astra Pro access announced, subject to account and workspace availability

Business

business

Monthly: $25/mo

Annual: $20/mo ($240 billed yearly)

Usage: 2+ users; per-seat billing; flexible GPT-6 Sol and Luna access and workspace credits; Astra rollout and Astra Pro access announced, subject to account and workspace availability

Enterprise

enterprise

Monthly: Not listed

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Custom contract; flexible GPT-6 Sol and Luna access with advanced administration and support; Astra rollout and Astra Pro access announced, subject to account and workspace availability

Freemium · Flat monthly

First archived

July 9, 2026

5 plans had usage terms updated.

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Starting price

Access model

Free plan available

Plan count

Billing unit

Flat monthly

Free

free

Monthly: $0/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Unlimited text chats with GPT-5.6 Luna; limited and slower image generation

Monthly: $8/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: US price; localized elsewhere; expanded GPT-5.5 Instant and limited GPT-5.6 Terra in Work and Codex on desktop

Plus

plus

Monthly: $20/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: GPT-5.6 Sol in Chat; Sol, Terra, and Luna in Work and Codex; limits apply; limited Astra usage in Work/Codex once available; rollout applies

Pro 5x

pro-5x

Monthly: $100/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: 5x Plus usage; GPT-5.6 Sol Pro and ChatGPT Work ultra; no annual billing; Astra rollout and Astra Pro access announced, subject to account and workspace availability

Pro 20x

pro-20x

Monthly: $200/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: 20x Plus usage; GPT-5.6 Sol Pro and ChatGPT Work ultra; no annual billing; Astra rollout and Astra Pro access announced, subject to account and workspace availability

Business

business

Monthly: $25/mo

Annual: $20/mo ($240 billed yearly)

Usage: 2+ users; per-seat billing; flexible GPT-5.6 access and workspace credits; Astra rollout and Astra Pro access announced, subject to account and workspace availability

Enterprise

enterprise

Monthly: Not listed

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Custom contract; flexible GPT-5.6 access with advanced administration and support; Astra rollout and Astra Pro access announced, subject to account and workspace availability

Freemium · Flat monthly

First archived

July 9, 2026

Free usage terms were updated.

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Starting price

Access model

Free plan available

Plan count

Billing unit

Flat monthly

Free

free

Monthly: $0/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Unlimited text chats with GPT-5.6 Luna; limited and slower image generation

Monthly: $8/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: US price; localized elsewhere; expanded GPT-5.5 Instant and limited GPT-5.6 Terra in Work and Codex on desktop

Plus

plus

Monthly: $20/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: GPT-5.6 Sol in Chat; Sol, Terra, and Luna in Work and Codex; limits apply

Pro 5x

pro-5x

Monthly: $100/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: 5x Plus usage; GPT-5.6 Sol Pro and ChatGPT Work ultra; no annual billing

Pro 20x

pro-20x

Monthly: $200/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: 20x Plus usage; GPT-5.6 Sol Pro and ChatGPT Work ultra; no annual billing

Business

business

Monthly: $25/mo

Annual: $20/mo ($240 billed yearly)

Usage: 2+ users; per-seat billing; flexible GPT-5.6 access and workspace credits

Enterprise

enterprise

Monthly: Not listed

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Custom contract; flexible GPT-5.6 access with advanced administration and support

Freemium · Flat monthly

First archived

July 9, 2026

7 plans had usage terms updated.

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Starting price

Access model

Free plan available

Plan count

Billing unit

Flat monthly

Free

free

Monthly: $0/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Limited GPT-5.5 Instant; limited GPT-5.6 Terra in Work and Codex on desktop

Monthly: $8/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: US price; localized elsewhere; expanded GPT-5.5 Instant and limited GPT-5.6 Terra in Work and Codex on desktop

Plus

plus

Monthly: $20/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: GPT-5.6 Sol in Chat; Sol, Terra, and Luna in Work and Codex; limits apply

Pro 5x

pro-5x

Monthly: $100/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: 5x Plus usage; GPT-5.6 Sol Pro and ChatGPT Work ultra; no annual billing

Pro 20x

pro-20x

Monthly: $200/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: 20x Plus usage; GPT-5.6 Sol Pro and ChatGPT Work ultra; no annual billing

Business

business

Monthly: $25/mo

Annual: $20/mo ($240 billed yearly)

Usage: 2+ users; per-seat billing; flexible GPT-5.6 access and workspace credits

Enterprise

enterprise

Monthly: Not listed

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Custom contract; flexible GPT-5.6 access with advanced administration and support

Freemium · Flat monthly

First archived

April 24, 2026

Free access terms were refreshed.

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Starting price

Access model

Free plan available

Plan count

Billing unit

Flat monthly

Free

free

Monthly: $0/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Limited GPT-5.3, file uploads, search, images, voice, and Deep Research; no GPT-5.5 Thinking

Monthly: $8/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Region-dependent local pricing; US launch price is $8 per month; limited Thinking access through the tools menu

Plus

plus

Monthly: $20/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: GPT-5.5 Thinking

Pro 5x

pro-5x

Monthly: $100/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: 5x GPT-5.5 Pro and 5x agent mode versus Plus

Pro 20x

pro-20x

Monthly: $200/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: 20x GPT-5.5 Pro and 20x agent mode versus Plus

Business

business

Monthly: $25/mo

Annual: $20/mo ($240 billed yearly)

Usage: 2+ users; per-seat billing

Enterprise

enterprise

Monthly: Not listed

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Custom contract; contact sales

Freemium · Flat monthly

First archived

April 17, 2026

Earliest archived snapshot.

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Starting price

Access model

Free plan available

Plan count

Billing unit

Flat monthly

Free

free

Monthly: $0/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Limited messages, uploads, image generation, deep research, memory, and Codex

Monthly: $8/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: More GPT-5.3 access, messages, uploads, image creation, and memory than Free

Plus

plus

Monthly: $20/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Expanded messages/uploads, advanced reasoning, deep research, agent mode, projects, tasks, and custom GPTs

Pro ($100)

pro-100

Monthly: $100/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: 5x higher limits than Plus with GPT-5.4 Pro access

Pro ($200)

pro-200

Monthly: $200/mo

Annual: Not listed

Usage: 20x higher limits than Plus with GPT-5.4 Pro access

Business

business

Monthly: $25/mo

Annual: $20/mo ($240 billed yearly)

Usage: Minimum 2 seats; shared workspace, admin controls, ChatGPT and Codex access

Enterprise

enterprise

Monthly: Not listed

Annual: Not listed

Usage: Custom pricing via sales

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FAQ

ChatGPT pricing FAQ

Which ChatGPT plan should most people start with?

Start with the lowest plan that completes your workload. Plus runs Chat on GPT-6 Sol and includes GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6 Sol and Luna in ChatGPT Work and Codex. Free and Go users get GPT-6 Luna in Chat, rolling out from 2026-10-08, plus limited Work and Codex in the desktop app. Choose Business for team governance and shared administration.

Does ChatGPT Go include a reasoning model?

Yes, in a limited form. Go includes GPT-6 Luna in Chat and GPT-5 Thinking Mini with higher limits than Free. Its GPT-5.6 access is limited to GPT-5.6 Terra in ChatGPT Work and Codex on desktop; GPT-6 Sol, Astra and the other GPT-5.6 models need Plus or higher.

Does ChatGPT Plus include API access?

No. ChatGPT subscriptions buy app access for people, while OpenAI API usage is a separate developer billing route. Plus does not bundle token-based API spend.

Which ChatGPT plan includes GPT Image?

GPT Image access and limits can vary by plan. Confirm the current plan matrix when the purchase decision is specifically about image generation, higher limits, or API image use.

When should a team choose ChatGPT Business instead of Plus?

Choose Business when shared administration, workspace controls, business data settings, connectors, or team governance matter more than buying individual Plus seats.

Is ChatGPT API billing separate from subscriptions?

Yes. ChatGPT seats and OpenAI API usage are different budgets. Use ChatGPT pricing for the hosted app, and API pricing for programmatic model calls.

Does ChatGPT Business include API usage?

No. ChatGPT Business is a governed workspace subscription for people using ChatGPT. OpenAI API usage remains a separate Platform billing route.

Which ChatGPT plan is best for Codex users?

For Codex, compare actual model availability and allowance. Plus includes GPT-6 Astra, while Pro provides expanded access from a larger allowance. Astra Pro is a separate announced Pro entitlement, not a promise that every Codex surface exposes it. API-key workflows remain separately billed.

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ToolProfile: ChatGPTGeneral AI workspace with GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol, Luna, ChatGPT Work, dots, coding, research, and team controls.Alternatives: Best ChatGPT Alternatives (2026): Claude, Gemini, and PerplexityChoose a ChatGPT alternative for a specific missing workflow: document revision in Claude, existing Google work in Gemini, or source discovery in Perplexity.

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VSChatGPT vs ClaudeChatGPT is our starting recommendation for a varied mix of conversation, research, images, files and coding access. Choose Claude when its larger documented paid-chat context or your established Claude Code, Cowork and Artifacts workflow solves the dominant job. Neither Astra nor Fable 5.1 makes its entire assistant a universal winner; access, review effort and the billing route can change the choice.VSChatGPT vs PerplexityChatGPT is our default for a buyer repeatedly combining conversation, deliverables and coding. Prefer Perplexity when its search-centered workflow addresses the recurring source-review job; both products can research and create files.VSChatGPT vs GeminiConditional: we favor ChatGPT for a standalone workspace spanning varied tasks, and Gemini when supported Google-app work or useful bundle benefits determine the purchase. This is not an answer-quality benchmark.

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