ChatGPT
7.2/10OpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant for writing, research, coding, image creation and agent tasks, sold in individual, team and enterprise plans.
Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology
Overview
ChatGPT is OpenAI's AI assistant. People use it to draft and summarize text, analyze uploaded files, run deep research, generate images, hold voice conversations and write code through Codex. Newer agent features go further. ChatGPT Work takes a goal, collects context, makes a plan and asks for approval when needed. Business Premium and Pro subscribers in eligible markets also get Dots, which are always-on agents. Custom GPTs, projects and scheduled tasks let users package repeat workflows. On Business and Enterprise, plugins connect ChatGPT to tools such as Slack, Gmail, Asana, Figma and Vercel, and Company Knowledge answers questions from internal data. The product covers a wide range of buyers, from freelancers on the $8 Go or $20 Plus plans to heavy researchers and coders on Pro tiers at $100, $200 or $500 a month. Business has a two-seat minimum. Standard seats cost $25 per user per month, or $20 billed annually. Premium seats cost $125, or $100 billed annually, and carry about five times the usage with no five-hour cap. Enterprise is priced through sales and adds SCIM, role-based access and data residency. Usage of the developer API is billed separately from all subscriptions. The main limitation is that usage caps and model access change by plan and are adjusted often, so heavy users regularly hit limits. Reviewers also report confident but wrong answers, which means output still needs human checking.
Our Rating
Who ChatGPT is best for
Good fit
The low-cost Go and Plus individual plans cover writing, research and image work.
- Content Creators8/10
Combines writing, image and voice tools in one subscription.
Codex, Pro API credits and the separate OpenAI API support coding work.
Strong at text drafting and image generation, with shared spaces for teams.
Business starts at two seats with SSO, centralized billing and no training on business data.
Offers an Edu plan for universities, and ChatGPT for Teachers is free for verified US K-12 educators through June 2027.
Enterprise adds SCIM, role-based access and data residency, though OpenAI also sells ChatGPT Enterprise as its own dedicated offering.
- Nonprofits7/10
Eligible nonprofits can get up to 75% off Business or Enterprise.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Covers chat, deep research, image generation, voice and coding in a single subscription.
- Has a wide price range, from an $8 Go plan to Business seats at $20 per user on annual billing.
- Business data is not used for training, and Business includes SAML SSO and MFA.
- Standard and Premium seats can be mixed so heavy users get more capacity without upgrading everyone.
- Pro tiers bundle monthly API credits that developers can use.
Cons
- Usage caps vary by plan, change often, and are a frequent complaint from heavy users.
- Users report confident hallucinations and context loss in long threads.
- SCIM, role-based access and data residency require Enterprise through sales.
- Plus and individual plans have no annual billing discount.
- API usage is billed separately from all ChatGPT subscriptions.
Key Features
ChatGPT Pricing
Free
- 27K instant context window
- Unlimited text chats, subject to abuse guardrails
- Limited uploads, images, voice, deep research, Codex and memory
Go
- Longer memory
- May include ads
- Price varies by region
- More messages, uploads and images than Free
- 54K instant and 256K reasoning context windows
Plus
- Expanded Codex
- No annual billing option
- Advanced reasoning models
- Expanded deep research and memory
- Projects, scheduled tasks and custom GPTs
Business Standard
or $240/user/year (save 20%)
- SAML SSO and MFA
- ChatGPT Work and Codex
- Usage analytics and spend controls
- Business data not used for training
- Plugins for Slack, Gmail, Asana, Figma and Vercel
Pro 100
- Dot always-on agent
- Monthly API credits
- Unlimited, faster images
- Maximum deep research and memory
- 128K instant and 400K reasoning context windows
Business Premium
or $1,200/user/year (save 20%)
- About 5x Standard usage
- No five-hour usage limit
- Dots always-on agents in eligible markets
- Can be mixed with Standard seats in one workspace
Pro 200
- Monthly API credits
- Everything in Pro 100 with higher Work and Codex allowances
Enterprise
- Data residency
- Custom pricing and invoicing
- Option to buy additional credits
- SCIM and role-based access controls
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The Free plan offers unlimited text chats subject to abuse guardrails, with limited uploads, images, voice, deep research and memory.
Standard seats cost $25 per user per month, or $20 billed annually. Premium seats cost $125, or $100 billed annually. Workspaces need at least two seats and hold up to 200 people.
OpenAI says Business data is not used for training. Free, Go, Plus and Pro users can opt out of training.
No. The API is billed separately. Pro plans include monthly API credits, but unused credits expire at the end of each billing cycle.
Business offers plugins for Slack, Gmail, Asana, Figma and Vercel, and you can build custom plugins for your own systems. Company Knowledge is available on eligible Business, Enterprise and Edu plans.
Eligible nonprofits can get up to 75% off Business or Enterprise. ChatGPT for Teachers is free for verified US K-12 educators through June 2027.
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