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ChatGPT

ChatGPT writes and researches, analyzes files and data, and runs multi-step tasks through ChatGPT Work. OpenAI sells Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans to individuals, and Business and Enterprise workspaces to organizations.

The 30-Second Take

Pick ChatGPT if one governed assistant should serve many business roles at once.

Heavy users set the bill, because research and Pro models draw credits once seat allowances run out. Brex lets staff choose between ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini seats.

Best fit
Organizations putting one assistant in front of many business roles at once.
Main constraint
Work, deep research, and Pro models draw on seat allowances and credits, so heavy users drive the bill.
First move
Give Business seats to one team for one workflow you can measure, with credit limits set first.

Why

Watch the credit limits: Business seats start with none set, and automatic reload has no cap. Practitioners complain most about workspace administration and usage limits.

Practitioner sentiment, leaders and teams+14 Mixed

36 practitioners, 102 sources reviewed, Updated Nov 1, 2026How this is measured

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Comparisons

How does ChatGPT compare with the alternatives?

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  1. ChatGPT vs Claude

    • AI Assistants

    Choose on Enterprise billing and workspace features, since both list team seats at US$20 per user per month billed annually. ChatGPT bundles Work and record mode; Claude prices Enterprise as a seat plus API-rate usage. Run both on one team's real work.

  2. ChatGPT vs Gemini

    • AI Assistants

    Start with the Gemini your Google Workspace plan includes, from US$7 per user per month, and measure what it leaves undone. Add ChatGPT Business, from US$20 per user per month billed annually, where people need one assistant beyond the suite.

  3. ChatGPT vs Perplexity

    • AI Search & Research

    Both answer research questions with citations. Perplexity is built around search and source control, while ChatGPT's search and deep research sit beside writing, files, and ChatGPT Work. The choice turns on whether research is the whole job or one part of it.

Operator Insights

What are business and product leaders learning from rolling ChatGPT out across their teams?

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Buying and deployment

What business and product leaders should verify before rolling it out across teams.

Sourced from OpenAI documentation

How you buy it

US$20

Per user per month for a Business Standard seat billed annually, two seats minimum.

Source 1, OpenAI, Pricing: PricingSource 5, OpenAI, About ChatGPT Pro tiers: About ChatGPT Pro tiersSource 2, OpenAI, ChatGPT Business overview: ChatGPT Business overviewSource 6, OpenAI, What is ChatGPT Enterprise?: What is ChatGPT Enterprise?

Details

Individuals: Free, Go US$8, Plus US$20, and Pro US$100, US$200, or US$500 a month. Business Standard is US$20 a seat monthly billed annually or US$25 billed monthly; Premium US$100 or US$125, with a two-seat minimum. Enterprise is by quote.

Cost drivers

Five times the usage

Premium seats get over Standard. Past it, Business draws on purchased workspace credits.

Source 2, OpenAI, ChatGPT Business overview: ChatGPT Business overviewSource 3, OpenAI, Flexible pricing: Flexible pricing

Details

Seat type and credits. Premium seats include five times the usage of Standard seats across ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex. Past included usage, Business draws on purchased workspace credits and Enterprise on a shared credit pool, with overage only where the workspace allows it. Codex usage on credit-based Enterprise agreements is billed in credits per million tokens.

Where it runs

Web, desktop, mobile

With Office and Google Sheets extensions and connectors to Drive, Slack, and GitHub.

Source 1, OpenAI, Pricing: PricingSource 7, OpenAI, ChatGPT Record: ChatGPT RecordSource 8, help.openai.com, Connected apps in ChatGPT: Connected apps in ChatGPT

Details

Web, desktop, and mobile apps, with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Sheets extensions, record mode in the macOS desktop app, and connected apps for SharePoint, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, Slack, GitHub, and other services.

What to verify

Limits start unset

Set Business credit limits first. SCIM and data residency need Enterprise.

Source 6, OpenAI, What is ChatGPT Enterprise?: What is ChatGPT Enterprise?Source 9, help.openai.com, Role-based access control: Role-based access controlSource 4, OpenAI, Enterprise privacy: Enterprise privacySource 10, help.openai.com, Data residency and inference residency: Data residency and inference residencySource 11, OpenAI, Credits and spend controls in ChatGPT Business: Credits and spend controls in ChatGPT BusinessSource 12, learn.chatgpt.com, ChatGPT changelog: ChatGPT changelogSource 13, OpenAI, Codex models: Codex modelsSource 14, OpenAI, Migrate custom GPTs to plugins: Migrate custom GPTs to plugins

Details

SCIM, role-based access, the Compliance API, and data residency in ten regions need Enterprise. Business credit limits start unset. OpenAI's changelog records that GPT-5.5 retired from ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and Codex on October 14, 2026. For Codex, OpenAI names GPT-6.1 Sol as the replacement on Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu plans and GPT-6 Luna on Free and Go. Custom GPTs are retiring in favor of plugins, so work built on them has to move. ChatGPT Business, Enterprise, and Edu have each completed a SOC 2 Type 2 audit. Workspace admins on Business, Enterprise, and Edu control how long data is retained. On Enterprise and Edu, deleted conversations leave OpenAI's systems within 30 days unless OpenAI is legally required to retain them; on Business, OpenAI may also keep deleted or unsaved conversations longer where it says that is reasonably necessary to protect its services or others from harm.

Signals

What is the current evidence saying about ChatGPT?

89 public accounts of ChatGPT at work. Each finding links to the people and organizations that reported it.

Whose sources count

Practitioner sentiment, leaders and teams

+14 Mixed net

of 38 sources that take a side, each author counted once.

How this figure is made

Current sentiment

Positive, mixed and negative sources

The score counts them as 15 positive, 11 mixed and 10 negative votes, one per author.

Team and organization accounts lean positive. Campus-wide rollouts paired with training lead the positive accounts, and agents and connectors draw more criticism than praise. The admin complaints are lockouts: a workspace deactivated for five days, and another locked when its only admin left. On cost, teams report surprise bills past included credit. 12 of 41 accounts keep a second assistant.

Run a pilot on your team's recurring tasks to measure how often answers are used without rework.

Evidence field. All 102 sources, one mark each.

Arrange by

Each mark is one source: positive, mixed, negative, no opinion stated, or documentation (not counted).

By sentiment, Leaders and teams rolling it out. Every source GILD read, grouped as the field draws it.
GroupSourcesPositiveMixedNegativeNo opinion stated and not counted in the scoreDocumentation, checked and not counted
Positive17170000
Mixed11011000
Negative10001000
Not counted300030
Documentation16000016
Outside this group451479150
Every source GILD read, by the quarter it was published, as the field's time axis counts it. Documentation is dated by the day it was checked.
QuarterSources
Q1 202510
Q2 202511
Q3 20256
Q4 202512
Q1 20267
Q2 20266
Q3 202622
Q4 202612
Documentation, checked16

By sentiment

16 documentation pages check facts and are not counted; 45 sit outside this group.

Hover a mark for a quick look, click it or press Enter to open its source.Tap a mark to open its source, then step to its neighbors with Previous and Next.

What practitioners praise

Each mark is a source on it; filled marks praise it.

  1. Custom GPTs, Projects & Memory3 of 5 sources on it praise it

Most common concerns

Top concern of 3. Each mark is a source on it; filled marks raise it.

  1. Workspace Administration7 of 10 sources on it raise it as a concern
All 102 sources behind these findings
  1. Comment in r/ChatGPT on ChatGPT Plus and Go plansGlum_North_3919, Reddit commenter (self-described: Moved from ChatGPT Plus at €23 a month to Go at €8), Reddit comment, r/ChatGPT, published Oct 27, 2026
  2. Comment in r/ChatGPT on GPT-6.0 in ChatGPT PlusRayden9x7, Reddit commenter (self-described: ChatGPT Plus with strict project instructions), Reddit comment, r/ChatGPT, published Oct 27, 2026
  3. X post on ChatGPT Pro billingDimitri Geier, X user (self-described: ChatGPT Pro at US$200 a month), X post, published Oct 27, 2026
  4. X post on ChatGPT Plus five-hour limitVal, X user (self-described: ChatGPT Plus), X post, published Oct 27, 2026
  5. Comment in r/ChatGPT on ChatGPTNocrima, Reddit commenter and programmer (self-described: Work project started in January 2026), Reddit comment, r/ChatGPT, published Oct 26, 2026
  6. X post on ChatGPT, then ClaudeMartin Lanczi, X user (self-described: Debugging work), X post, published Oct 26, 2026
  7. X post on ChatGPT memoryJames Vasquez, X user (self-described: Ongoing personal project), X post, published Oct 24, 2026
  8. X post on ChatGPT for PowerPointMerk, teacher on X (self-described: Building lessons in PowerPoint six days a week), X post, published Oct 23, 2026
  9. X post on ChatGPT voice agentMete Polat, X user (self-described: Voice calls with a ChatGPT agent while walking), X post, published Oct 21, 2026
  10. ChatGPT pricingOpenAI (Official ChatGPT documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 12, 2026
  11. ChatGPT Business overviewOpenAI (Official ChatGPT documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 12, 2026
  12. ChatGPT Business models and limitsOpenAI (Official ChatGPT documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 12, 2026
  13. About ChatGPT Pro tiersOpenAI (Official ChatGPT documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 12, 2026
  14. GPT-6 and other models in ChatGPTOpenAI (Official ChatGPT documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 12, 2026
  15. What is ChatGPT Enterprise?OpenAI (Official ChatGPT documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 12, 2026
  16. Flexible pricing for the Enterprise, Edu, and Business plansOpenAI (Official ChatGPT documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 12, 2026
  17. Managing credits and spend controls in ChatGPT BusinessOpenAI (Official ChatGPT documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 12, 2026
  18. Enterprise privacy at OpenAIOpenAI (Official ChatGPT documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 12, 2026
  19. Data controls in ChatGPTOpenAI (Official ChatGPT documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 12, 2026
  20. ChatGPT Work: usage and costOpenAI (Official ChatGPT documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 12, 2026
  21. ChatGPT Work cloud securityOpenAI (Official ChatGPT documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 12, 2026
  22. ChatGPT Work overview for adminsOpenAI (Official ChatGPT documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 12, 2026
  23. Migrate custom GPTs to pluginsOpenAI (Official ChatGPT documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 12, 2026
  24. ChatGPT RecordOpenAI (Official ChatGPT documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 12, 2026
  25. Codex and ChatGPT Work pricingOpenAI (Official ChatGPT documentation), Product documentation, checked Oct 12, 2026
  26. X post on ChatGPT with Astra 6Rob Wan, X user (self-described: Personal messages and calendar), X post, published Oct 11, 2026
  27. Comment on: Every SaaS business will become a harness around a modeltrue_religion, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Small business), Hacker News comment, published Oct 7, 2026
  28. All 4 of my paid Business Standard seats missed the Oct 2 global reset, while Pro 500 was fixedRootAccess, Business workspace admin (self-described: Business workspace with three Standard seats), OpenAI Community forum post, published Oct 4, 2026
  29. Vibe Check: OpenAI DevDay 2026Dan Shipper, CEO and cofounder of Every (Every, hands-on testing of Dots and Space in ChatGPT before their release), Newsletter review, Every, published Sep 29, 2026
  30. [ChatGPT Work][Voice][Custom MCP] App binding does not recover after transient 502; fresh Work thread succeedshanklee5677, GitHub user (self-described: Personal custom MCP app backed by a stateful knowledge service), GitHub issue, openai/openai-apps-sdk-examples, published Sep 29, 2026
  31. X post on ChatGPT Plus limitsAres, cloud and AI student (self-described: ChatGPT Plus subscriber), X post, published Sep 29, 2026
  32. Migrated GPT is private in ChatGPT Business, and plugin sharing is disabled for the workspace ownerPeter, ChatGPT Business workspace owner (self-described: Company running internal workflows on custom GPTs), OpenAI Community forum post, published Sep 25, 2026
  33. X post on ChatGPT voice with pluginsRiley Brown, X user (self-described: Voice mode with plugins), X post, published Sep 24, 2026
  34. OpenAI's Custom GPT -> plugin migration raises access concernsjody.lovatt, independent creator (self-described: Small business selling access to custom GPTs), OpenAI Community forum post, published Sep 23, 2026
  35. X post on ChatGPT Pro Codex limitsTyler, IT professional and tool builder (self-described: ChatGPT Pro at US$200 a month for Codex), X post, published Sep 20, 2026
  36. Comment on: Ask HN: What default model do you use and why?Jordan-117, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Own use of the app and website), Hacker News comment, published Sep 13, 2026
  37. [ChatGPT Developer Mode][MCP] Developer MCP capability disappears mid-conversation after many successful tool callsdturovskiy, GitHub user (self-described: Self-hosted MCP server with 128 tools used for development work from ChatGPT), GitHub issue, openai/openai-apps-sdk-examples, published Sep 3, 2026
  38. Comment on: Understanding ChatGPT WorkKuinox, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Own trial of ChatGPT Work), Hacker News comment, published Aug 31, 2026
  39. Comment on: Understanding ChatGPT Worktristanj, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Own tasks in ChatGPT Work), Hacker News comment, published Aug 31, 2026
  40. Comment on: Understanding ChatGPT WorkOutOfHere, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Own background tasks in ChatGPT Work), Hacker News comment, published Aug 31, 2026
  41. Comment on: Understanding ChatGPT Workozgung, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Own use at home and work), Hacker News comment, published Aug 31, 2026
  42. Comment on: Understanding ChatGPT Workmrngld, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Employer offering corporate ChatGPT seats), Hacker News comment, published Aug 31, 2026
  43. Comment on: Understanding ChatGPT Worksireat, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Own work on ChatGPT Plus with GitHub connected), Hacker News comment, published Aug 31, 2026
  44. Understanding ChatGPT WorkSimon Willison, independent developer (self-described: Own testing of ChatGPT Work), Personal blog post, simonwillison.net, published Aug 30, 2026
  45. Expanded ChatGPT Edu now available at Duke at no costDuke University Office of Information Technology (self-described: Duke University, Standard and Premium ChatGPT Edu accounts moved to one combined plan), University IT news post, Duke OIT, published Aug 24, 2026
  46. Feature Request: First-class SharePoint Lists and Metadata Support in ChatGPTchristophe1, ChatGPT user at an organization (self-described: Organization using ChatGPT with Microsoft 365 for business systems), OpenAI Community forum post, published Aug 21, 2026
  47. Comment on: Ask HN: AI rollout for 100 employees, mostly non-technical - what worked?mentorcliq, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Organization rolling out AI across teams for about two years), Hacker News comment, published Aug 7, 2026
  48. Comment on: Are we in the era of AI slop landing pages?n8n_and_coffee, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Own sales copy work), Hacker News comment, published Jul 23, 2026
  49. How GPT-5.6 Changes Knowledge WorkDan Shipper, CEO and cofounder of Every (Every's CEO running his email as an agent loop in ChatGPT Work), Newsletter essay, Every, published Jul 10, 2026
  50. Comment on: Companies Are Throttling Employees' AI Use Because It's Too Expensivegalleywest200, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Company that pushed AI adoption, then cut seats), Hacker News comment, published Jul 2, 2026
  51. ChatGPT Business Workspace Deactivated for 5+ Days - ~600 Users Affectedwalnutcoding, workspace member posting for the company (self-described: Walnutcoding, ChatGPT Business workspace with about 600 members), OpenAI Community forum post, published Jun 16, 2026
  52. What Higher Ed Leaders Can Learn from CSU's ChatGPT Edu Rollout (Changing Higher Ed podcast 315)Dr. Leslie Kennedy, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Technology Services, California State University (California State University system, ChatGPT Edu across 22 campuses), Podcast episode, Changing Higher Ed podcast, published Jun 9, 2026
  53. Comment on: xAI is looking more like a datacentre REIT than a frontier lableetharris, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Pro accounts with four assistants), Hacker News comment, published Jun 8, 2026
  54. Comment on: Outsourcing plus local AI will soon become more economical vs. frontier labsz2, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Company on ChatGPT Business with pooled credits), Hacker News comment, published May 26, 2026
  55. Comment on: AI subscriptions are a ticking time bomb for enterprisesubmeta, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Company that rolled out ChatGPT with Codex), Hacker News comment, published May 17, 2026
  56. Comment on: Changes to GitHub Copilot individual plansisqueiros, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Company with company-wide ChatGPT Enterprise, Copilot and Windsurf accounts), Hacker News comment, published Apr 22, 2026
  57. Driving ChatGPT Enterprise AdoptionCaterina Mora, SVA Consulting (self-described: Client organization with ChatGPT Enterprise licenses for all staff), Consultancy blog post, SVA Consulting, published Mar 23, 2026
  58. Comment on: President Trump bans Anthropic from use in government systemstombert, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Personal ChatGPT Pro subscription), Hacker News comment, published Feb 28, 2026
  59. Why I Turned Off ChatGPT's MemoryMike Taylor, Every contributor (self-described: Own work), Newsletter, Every, published Feb 23, 2026
  60. Comment on: Retiring GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and OpenAI o4-mini in ChatGPTeuropeanNyan, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Own work organized in ChatGPT Projects), Hacker News comment, published Jan 29, 2026
  61. Lenny's Podcast: Zevi Arnovitz on building as a non-technical PMZevi Arnovitz, product manager at Meta (self-described: Personal projects and interview preparation), Podcast episode, Lenny's Podcast, published Jan 18, 2026
  62. Latent Space: Brex's AI strategyJames Reggio, CTO of Brex (self-described: Company procurement of chat assistants), Podcast episode, Latent Space, published Jan 17, 2026
  63. Faculty Guidance: Preparing for the ChatGPT Edu Rollout in Spring 2026Andrew T. Guzman, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Southern California (USC campus-wide ChatGPT Edu launch, with a HIPAA-compliant workspace for Keck Medicine), Provost's letter, USC Office of the Provost, published Jan 12, 2026
  64. Request for native WebDAV support in ChatGPT Knowledge BaseLionel Vest, ChatGPT user at an organization (self-described: Organization managing internal documentation), OpenAI Community forum post, published Dec 30, 2025
  65. Lenny's Podcast: Matt MacInnis on writing with AIMatt MacInnis, Chief Product Officer at Rippling (self-described: Personal writing as a product executive), Podcast episode, Lenny's Podcast, published Dec 28, 2025
  66. OpenAI gets edge over Microsoft Copilot at La TrobeLa Trobe University, quoted by iTnews through a university spokesperson (self-described: La Trobe University, ChatGPT Edu for staff and students with Copilot kept for staff), Trade press report, iTnews, published Dec 17, 2025
  67. Lenny's Podcast: Tomer Cohen on LinkedIn's AI agentsTomer Cohen, Chief Product Officer at LinkedIn (self-described: LinkedIn's internal knowledge agents), Podcast episode, Lenny's Podcast, published Dec 4, 2025
  68. Comment on: Investors expect AI use to soar. That's not happeninghamasho, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Two-seat ChatGPT Business plan alongside Claude Max), Hacker News comment, published Nov 26, 2025
  69. Comment on: Boom, bubble, bust, boom. Why should AI be different?toephu2, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Company with enterprise subscriptions to several assistants), Hacker News comment, published Nov 21, 2025
  70. U launches ChatGPT Edu, a university-centered generative AI tool for campus useManish Parashar, Chief AI Officer, University of Utah (University of Utah campus launch of ChatGPT Edu with OpenAI-led training), University news post, @theU, published Nov 20, 2025
  71. Tech News Weekly: ChatGPT Edu Available for Faculty and StaffAndre Krabbe, University of Illinois Office of the CIO (self-described: University of Illinois faculty and staff licenses through the WebStore, with students to follow), University IT news post, Illinois Office of the CIO, published Oct 28, 2025
  72. Comment on: New coding models and integrationsjhancock, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Own subscriptions), Hacker News comment, published Oct 16, 2025
  73. Comment on: Microsoft lets bosses spot teams that are dodging Copilotrawgabbit, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Company with ChatGPT Enterprise and Microsoft Copilot), Hacker News comment, published Oct 10, 2025
  74. Comment on: Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025simianwords, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Company paying for ChatGPT and Gemini), Hacker News comment, published Oct 8, 2025
  75. William & Mary launches ChatGPT Edu pilotEdward Aractingi, Chief Information Officer, William & Mary (William & Mary ChatGPT Edu pilot for selected faculty and staff), University news article, William & Mary, published Oct 1, 2025
  76. On Working with WizardsEthan Mollick, Wharton professor and author of One Useful Thing (self-described: Checking GPT-5 Pro's critique of one of his published papers), Newsletter post, One Useful Thing (Substack), published Sep 11, 2025
  77. Gemini: A powerful AI partnerCJ Loosbrock, senior director and chief technology officer, University of Minnesota Office of Information Technology (University of Minnesota, choice of a campus AI assistant after wide use of free ChatGPT accounts), University news feature, Brief (University of Minnesota), published Jul 22, 2025
  78. Comment on: LLM InevitabilismTeMPOraL, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Own daily use), Hacker News comment, published Jul 15, 2025
  79. Frustration with OpenAI Workspace Changes - AI Professionals Penalized for Building Custom GPTsSebastian Fruchtzweig, AI consultancy owner (self-described: AI consulting agency on a two-seat Team workspace), OpenAI Community forum post, published Jul 3, 2025
  80. Lenny's Podcast: Andrew Wilkinson's AI stackAndrew Wilkinson, co-founder of Tiny (self-described: Personal stack of a holding-company founder), Podcast episode, Lenny's Podcast, published Jul 3, 2025
  81. Comment on: I'm dialing back my LLM usageConst-me, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Own work on employer-paid ChatGPT Enterprise), Hacker News comment, published Jul 2, 2025
  82. Comment on: Ask HN: What useful AI tools do you use every day?yogini, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Own marketing and writing work), Hacker News comment, published Jun 25, 2025
  83. Comment on: ChatGPT's enterprise success against Copilot fuels OpenAI/Microsoft rivalrywhiplash451, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Team at work comparing ChatGPT and Copilot), Hacker News comment, published Jun 25, 2025
  84. Comment on: ChatGPT's enterprise success against Copilot fuels OpenAI/Microsoft rivalrysmithkl42, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Company paying for Microsoft 365 Copilot), Hacker News comment, published Jun 24, 2025
  85. Lessons from Pennsylvania's Generative AI Pilot with ChatGPTCommonwealth of Pennsylvania (self-described: Pennsylvania ChatGPT Enterprise pilot, 175 state employees), Government report summary, Digital Government Hub, published Jun 4, 2025
  86. I really don't like ChatGPT's new memory dossierSimon Willison, independent developer (self-described: Own use of ChatGPT Plus), Personal blog post, simonwillison.net, published May 21, 2025
  87. Fabricated citations from Project documentsJorgen Nesmoen, ChatGPT Team user (self-described: Own work in a ChatGPT Team project), OpenAI Community forum post, published May 14, 2025
  88. File Upload Limit (User Quota) Is Breaking My Workflow - Heavy User Needs File Management Options!martin jarrin, professional user (self-described: Own business and creative work), OpenAI Community forum post, published May 13, 2025
  89. Comment on: Y Combinator says Google is a monopolist, no comment about its OpenAI tiesdpiers, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Company on ChatGPT Enterprise and Google Workspace), Hacker News comment, published May 13, 2025
  90. BBVA expands its agreement with OpenAI to 11,000 ChatGPT licences for the bank's employeesBBVA, quoting Elena Alfaro, Global Head of AI Adoption (self-described: BBVA Group, 11,000 ChatGPT Enterprise licenses), Company news article, BBVA, published May 12, 2025
  91. Still Waters, Rapid Currents: Early Labor Market Transformation under Generative AIAnders Humlum and Emilie Vestergaard, NBER working paper authors (self-described: Adoption surveys linked to Danish administrative labor market records, two years after ChatGPT's launch), Research paper, NBER Working Paper 33777, published May 12, 2025
  92. What I discovered after months of professional use of custom GPTsanammana, non-technical professional user (self-described: Own system of role-specific custom GPTs), Hacker News post, published May 6, 2025
  93. Comment on: I genuinely don't understand why some people are still bullish about LLMsmarcuschong, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Updating the company's commercial presentation), Hacker News comment, published Mar 27, 2025
  94. Shapiro Administration Leads the Way in Responsible, Ethical Use of AI; First-Ever Generative AI Pilot for State Workers Leads to Significant Time Savings and Increased ProductivityOffice of Governor Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania (self-described: Pennsylvania ChatGPT Enterprise pilot, 175 employees in 14 agencies), Government press release, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, published Mar 21, 2025
  95. Lost access to ChatGPT Teams workspace after an unpaid extra seat, need help restoring admin rightsJoseanperez123, replacement workspace administrator (self-described: Company on a two-seat Team plan), OpenAI Community forum post, published Mar 20, 2025
  96. Comment on: AI Search Has a Citation Problemczk, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Own use of ChatGPT Pro), Hacker News comment, published Mar 13, 2025
  97. Comment on: AI systems with 'unacceptable risk' are now banned in the EUIMTDb, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Own work, company-paid ChatGPT), Hacker News comment, published Feb 3, 2025
  98. The End of Search, The Beginning of ResearchEthan Mollick, Wharton professor (self-described: Own research testing), Newsletter, One Useful Thing, published Feb 3, 2025
  99. Comment on: OpenAI O3-MiniIMTDb, Hacker News commenter promoting AI use at their company (self-described: Company of about 150 employees with ChatGPT Plus for everyone), Hacker News comment, published Jan 31, 2025
  100. Comment on: Google is making AI in Gmail and Docs free, but raising the price of Workspacecloudking, Hacker News commenter (self-described: Company on ChatGPT Team across product and engineering), Hacker News comment, published Jan 15, 2025
  101. Comment on: 41% of Employers Worldwide Say They'll Reduce Staff by 2030 Due to AIMaro, Hacker News commenter and manager at a large non-tech company (self-described: Own planning and reporting work), Hacker News comment, published Jan 10, 2025
  102. BBVA is now using ChatGPT to streamline legal queries and marketing processesBBVA, quoting Guillermo Vieira, Head of Training and Engagement on the AI Global Adoption team (self-described: BBVA legal advisory team of nine lawyers and marketing teams), Company news article, BBVA, published Jan 7, 2025

Jan 2025 to Oct 2026.

86 sources from practitioners, by month and sentiment.

The full readExplore all ChatGPT Signals5 praise themes, 5 concerns, 4 points of agreement and 3 disagreements across all three groups, with all 102 sources open to inspect.

Where It Fits

Where does ChatGPT belong in the stack?

Open Where It Fits: the Stack Field and the full map

ChatGPT is Core across Assist and supports Find, Create, Analyze, and Automate.

Business area
Company-wide
Function
Knowledge Work
Operating stack
AI Knowledge Work
Primary role
General AI Assistant
ChatGPT beside the rest of its stackThe Stack Field, every product on every layer
FootprintChatGPT across the AI Knowledge Work stack. Bar height is its role on each layer.

  1. Assist

    1. AI assistant: Core

      AI assistant, core. General assistance is ChatGPT's primary role on every plan from Free to Enterprise. It combines chat and writing with reasoning models, file uploads, Projects, and memory, and ChatGPT Work handles multi-step tasks.

  2. Find

    1. Web research: Supports

      Web research, supports. Search and deep research return cited answers and long reports on every plan, with higher deep research limits on paid plans. A dedicated answer engine still owns research workflows built around citations and source control.

    2. Enterprise search: Supports

      Enterprise search, supports. Company knowledge and apps for Microsoft 365, Google Drive, Slack, GitHub, and other tools let Business and Enterprise users ask questions across connected sources within their existing permissions. Indexing every company system stays with an enterprise search product.

  3. Create

    1. Documents: Supports

      Documents, supports. ChatGPT drafts and edits documents, slides, and spreadsheets, with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Sheets extensions and published Sites. The team's documents and wiki stay in its own workspace tools.

    2. Meeting notes: Supports

      Meeting notes, supports. Record mode on the macOS desktop app transcribes meetings of up to four hours and turns them into notes and follow-ups for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu users. Meeting capture across platforms and calendars stays with a meeting notes product.

  4. Analyze

    1. Data analysis: Supports

      Data analysis, supports. ChatGPT runs code on uploaded files and spreadsheets to produce interactive tables and charts. ChatGPT Work can build reports from connected data. Governed analytics on the company's warehouse stays with an analytics tool.

  5. Automate

    1. Automation: Supports

      Automation, supports. ChatGPT Work, scheduled tasks, workspace agents, and Dots on Business Premium carry out multi-step tasks with connected apps and a cloud browser. Deterministic automation across many apps runs in a workflow automation product.

Market mapThe layers ChatGPT covers, and who else owns each one.

  1. General AI assistant

    CoreAssist

  2. Web research & cited answers

    SupportsFind

  3. Enterprise search & company knowledge

    SupportsFind

  4. Writing & documents

    SupportsCreate

  5. Meeting capture & notes

    SupportsCreate

2 more layers on the full map. Core, Supports and Touches describe coverage. They say nothing about quality.

What your subscription unlocks

What does signing in with a ChatGPT plan give you that an OpenAI API key does not?

IncludedNot on this tierOpens the vendor's own words35 claims from 25 OpenAI pages

Which tier gets what

CapabilityGo (Go)$8 a monthPlus (Plus)$20 a monthPro $100 (Pro $100)$100 a monthPro $200 (Pro $200)$200 a monthPro $500 (Pro $500)$500 a monthBusiness (Business)$20 per user a monthBusiness Premium (Business Premium)$100 per user a monthEnterprise (Enterprise)No public priceEdu (Edu)No public price
Coding agents
Codex cloud1Codex cloudCodex runs coding tasks on the web and iOS in OpenAI cloud machines, and only a ChatGPT login can start them.TiersPlus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduCodex cloud requires signing in with ChatGPT.OpenAI: Authentication2Codex cloudCodex runs coding tasks on the web and iOS in OpenAI cloud machines, and only a ChatGPT login can start them.TiersPlus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduCodex on the web, in the CLI, in the IDE extension, and on iOSEverything in Plus and:Larger virtual machines to run cloud chats fasterOpenAI: PricingGo: not includedPlus: includedPro $100: includedPro $200: includedPro $500: includedBusiness: includedBusiness Premium: not includedEnterprise: includedEdu: included
Codex Security Review3Codex Security ReviewCodex checks GitHub pull requests for security issues in the diff and supporting code; Plus does not get it.LimitUses included Codex allowance or creditsTiersPro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduCodex Security Review is available to ChatGPT Enterprise, Business, Edu, and Pro customers. It isn't available on Plus.Security reviews consume included Codex allowance or ChatGPT credits.Use Security Review to check a GitHub pull request for security issues in its diff and supporting code.OpenAI: Security Review, Codex SecurityUses included Codex allowance or creditsGo: not includedPlus: not includedPro $100: includedPro $200: includedPro $500: includedBusiness: includedBusiness Premium: not includedEnterprise: includedEdu: included
Composer predictions4Composer predictionsPro users get suggested next messages in Codex desktop threads, and generating them costs no usage.LimitBeta, adults on personal Pro plans in supported regionsTiersPro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500Composer predictions is currently in beta for users aged 18 and older on personal ChatGPT Pro plans in supported regions.Generating predictions doesn't count toward your Codex usage limits or consume credits.OpenAI: Composer PredictionsBeta, adults on personal Pro plans in supported regionsGo: not includedPlus: not includedPro $100: includedPro $200: includedPro $500: includedBusiness: not includedBusiness Premium: not includedEnterprise: not includedEdu: not included
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GitHub review and Slack2GitHub review and SlackCodex reviews pull requests on GitHub automatically or when tagged, and takes tasks from Slack.TiersPlus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500Cloud-based integrations like automatic code review and Slack integrationCode Review usage applies only when Codex runs reviews through GitHubEverything in Plus and:OpenAI: PricingGo: not includedPlus: includedPro $100: includedPro $200: includedPro $500: includedBusiness: not includedBusiness Premium: not includedEnterprise: not includedEdu: not included
Deep research
Deep research2Deep researchThe Deep research plugin investigates a question across many sources in Work and returns a report you can review.TiersGo, Plus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduChatGPT Work and Codex are included in your ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, or Enterprise planOpenAI: Pricing5Deep researchThe Deep research plugin investigates a question across many sources in Work and returns a report you can review.TiersGo, Plus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduUse the Deep research plugin in the desktop app for an investigation across multiple sources and a report you can review.OpenAI: Web searchGo: includedPlus: includedPro $100: includedPro $200: includedPro $500: includedBusiness: includedBusiness Premium: not includedEnterprise: includedEdu: included
Agents and browsers
Computer Use2Computer UseChatGPT sees and operates desktop apps on macOS and Windows from the desktop app.LimitSupported regions onlyTiersGo, Plus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduChatGPT Work and Codex are included in your ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, or Enterprise planOpenAI: Pricing6Computer UseChatGPT sees and operates desktop apps on macOS and Windows from the desktop app.LimitSupported regions onlyTiersGo, Plus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduIn supported regions, Computer Use in the ChatGPT desktop app is available on macOS and Windows with ChatGPT Work and Codex.With Computer Use, ChatGPT can see and operate graphical user interfaces on macOS or Windows.OpenAI: Computer UseSupported regions onlyGo: includedPlus: includedPro $100: includedPro $200: includedPro $500: includedBusiness: includedBusiness Premium: not includedEnterprise: includedEdu: included
Record & Replay2Record & ReplayYou demonstrate a workflow on your Mac once and ChatGPT saves it as a reusable skill.LimitmacOS only, in supported regions, needs Computer UseTiersPlus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduChatGPT Work and Codex are included in your ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, or Enterprise planOpenAI: Pricing7Record & ReplayYou demonstrate a workflow on your Mac once and ChatGPT saves it as a reusable skill.LimitmacOS only, in supported regions, needs Computer UseTiersPlus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduRecord & Replay lets you demonstrate a workflow on your Mac and turn it into a reusable skill.Record & Replay is available on macOS. Computer Use must also be available and enabled.OpenAI: Record & ReplaymacOS only, in supported regions, needs Computer UseGo: not includedPlus: includedPro $100: includedPro $200: includedPro $500: includedBusiness: includedBusiness Premium: not includedEnterprise: includedEdu: included
Cloud browser in Work9Cloud browser in WorkWork tasks browse the web on a cloud computer and keep going after you close your laptop.LimitEnterprise admins must turn it onTiersPlus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduStart a task from ChatGPT Work on web or mobile, and ChatGPT can continue working even if you step away and close your computer.Cloud browsing is available in all regions on paid plans other than Free and Go.Enterprise admins must enable cloud browsing for their workspace.OpenAI: BrowserEnterprise admins must turn it onGo: not includedPlus: includedPro $100: includedPro $200: includedPro $500: includedBusiness: includedBusiness Premium: not includedEnterprise: includedEdu: included
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Browser extension2Browser extensionThe desktop app drives your own Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera or Vivaldi and acts on sites where you are already signed in.TiersPlus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduChatGPT Work and Codex are included in your ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, or Enterprise planOpenAI: Pricing8Browser extensionThe desktop app drives your own Chrome, Edge, Brave, Opera or Vivaldi and acts on sites where you are already signed in.TiersPlus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduUse the ChatGPT browser extension to work in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Opera, or Vivaldi from the ChatGPT desktop app.ChatGPT can read or act on sites where you're already signed in, such as LinkedIn, Salesforce, Gmail, or internal tools.OpenAI: Browser extensionGo: not includedPlus: includedPro $100: includedPro $200: includedPro $500: includedBusiness: includedBusiness Premium: not includedEnterprise: includedEdu: included
Website sign-in for Work9Website sign-in for WorkOn Plus and Pro, Work's cloud browser signs in to websites that need an account; Enterprise and Edu workspaces lack it.TiersPlus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500The ability for ChatGPT Work to navigate to websites that need authentication is available on web and mobile on Plus and Pro plans.Website sign-in isn't available for Enterprise or Edu workspaces.OpenAI: BrowserGo: not includedPlus: includedPro $100: includedPro $200: includedPro $500: includedBusiness: not includedBusiness Premium: not includedEnterprise: not includedEdu: not included
Dots, an always-on agent10Dots, an always-on agentA GPT-6 Astra agent with its own cloud computer and browser keeps working while your machine is off.LimitChatting with your dot does not count toward ChatGPT usage limitsTiersPro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business Premium, EnterpriseYour dot is an always-on agent that keeps work moving across your tools and projects.Powered by GPT-6 Astra, your dot lives in the cloud and has its own computer and browser.Pro 100, Pro 200, and Pro 500: For users over 18 outside the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Switzerland.Business Premium: Rolling out worldwide.Enterprise: Rolling out worldwide. Dots are off by default and must be enabled by a workspace administrator.Conversations with your dot don't count toward your ChatGPT usage limits.OpenAI: Meet dotsChatting with your dot does not count toward ChatGPT usage limitsGo: not includedPlus: not includedPro $100: includedPro $200: includedPro $500: includedBusiness: not includedBusiness Premium: includedEnterprise: includedEdu: not included
Documents and work apps
ChatGPT for Excel2ChatGPT for ExcelChatGPT works inside Excel on Plus and Pro and shares the plan's Codex and Work usage limits.TiersPlus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500Usage limits are shared with other agentic features once pricing for those features is effective.This currently includes ChatGPT for Excel on Plus and Pro.OpenAI: PricingGo: not includedPlus: includedPro $100: includedPro $200: includedPro $500: includedBusiness: not includedBusiness Premium: not includedEnterprise: not includedEdu: not included
Images
Image generation2Image generationgpt-image-2 makes and edits images inside ChatGPT and Codex on every paid plan, drawn from the same plan limits.LimitUses included limits 3 to 5x faster than text turnsTiersGo, Plus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduImage generation isn't available on the Free plan.Image generation counts toward the same general usage limits as local messages and cloud chats.Image generations use included limits 3-5x faster on average than similar turns without image generationChatGPT Work and Codex are included in your ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, or Enterprise planOpenAI: Pricing11Image generationgpt-image-2 makes and edits images inside ChatGPT and Codex on every paid plan, drawn from the same plan limits.LimitUses included limits 3 to 5x faster than text turnsTiersGo, Plus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduBuilt-in image generation uses gpt-image-2 and counts toward your general Codex usage limits.OpenAI: Image generationUses included limits 3 to 5x faster than text turnsGo: includedPlus: includedPro $100: includedPro $200: includedPro $500: includedBusiness: includedBusiness Premium: not includedEnterprise: includedEdu: included
Voice and audio
ChatGPT Voice on desktop2ChatGPT Voice on desktopLive voice chat in the desktop app hands work to the model; API-key sessions cannot use it.Limit$0.05 of Codex usage per minuteTiersPlus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduVoice in Desktop uses your existing Codex usage budget at $0.05 per minute.ChatGPT Voice in Desktop isn't available via API key.OpenAI: Pricing12ChatGPT Voice on desktopLive voice chat in the desktop app hands work to the model; API-key sessions cannot use it.Limit$0.05 of Codex usage per minuteTiersPlus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduChatGPT Voice is available in the ChatGPT desktop app with ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, and Enterprise plans.OpenAI: ChatGPT Voice$0.05 of Codex usage per minuteGo: not includedPlus: includedPro $100: includedPro $200: includedPro $500: includedBusiness: includedBusiness Premium: not includedEnterprise: includedEdu: included
Bundled extras
Computer History13Computer HistoryAn opt-in timeline of your Mac app and website activity becomes memories ChatGPT and Codex can search.LimitmacOS only; off by default, admins enable it for Business and EnterpriseTiersPro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterpriseturns activity across your apps and websites into a searchable timeline and memories that ChatGPT and Codex can use.Computer History is available in the ChatGPT desktop app on macOS for ChatGPT Pro, Business, and Enterprise customers.OpenAI: What's new14Computer HistoryAn opt-in timeline of your Mac app and website activity becomes memories ChatGPT and Codex can search.LimitmacOS only; off by default, admins enable it for Business and EnterpriseTiersPro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, EnterpriseComputer History is off by default for ChatGPT Pro, Business, and Enterprise users in the ChatGPT desktop app on macOS.Pro users can choose to turn it on.OpenAI: Computer HistorymacOS only; off by default, admins enable it for Business and EnterpriseGo: not includedPlus: not includedPro $100: includedPro $200: includedPro $500: includedBusiness: includedBusiness Premium: not includedEnterprise: includedEdu: not included

What each tier adds

  1. Go$8 a monthIncludes
  2. Plus$20 a monthEverything in Go, plus
  3. Pro $100$100 a monthEverything in Plus, plus
  4. Pro $200$200 a monthEverything in Pro $100
  5. Pro $500$500 a monthEverything in Pro $100, plus
  6. Business$20 per user a month billed annually, $25 billed monthlyEverything in Go, plus
  7. Business Premium$100 per user a month billed annually, $125 billed monthlyIncludes
  8. EnterpriseNo public priceEverything in Business, plus
  9. EduNo public priceEverything in Go, plus

Plan login or API key

What signing in with a ChatGPT plan gives, beside what an OpenAI API key gives.

Coding tools

With the plan login

  • Codex on your ChatGPT login1Codex on your ChatGPT loginLocal Codex in every client accepts the ChatGPT login, so coding draws on the plan's included usage and avoids a metered bill.TiersGo, Plus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduSign in with ChatGPT for subscription accessThe ChatGPT desktop app, Codex CLI, and IDE extension support both sign-in methods for local work.OpenAI: Authentication2Codex on your ChatGPT loginLocal Codex in every client accepts the ChatGPT login, so coding draws on the plan's included usage and avoids a metered bill.TiersGo, Plus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduChatGPT Work and Codex are included in your ChatGPT Free, Go, Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, or Enterprise planOpenAI: Pricing

With an API key

  • Codex for CI on a key1Codex for CI on a keyAn API key runs local Codex for automation such as CI/CD jobs, without cloud features like GitHub code review.Use API key authentication for programmatic Codex CLI workflows, such as CI/CD jobs.OpenAI: Authentication2Codex for CI on a keyAn API key runs local Codex for automation such as CI/CD jobs, without cloud features like GitHub code review.API Key Great for automation in shared environments like CI.Codex in the CLI, SDK, or IDE extensionNo cloud-based features (GitHub code review, Slack, etc.)OpenAI: Pricing

Usage and billing

With the plan login

  • Five-hour usage windows2Five-hour usage windowsPlus and Standard Business meter local messages per five-hour window with weekly caps on top; Pro plans have no five-hour limit.LimitPlus: about 5 to 45 GPT-6 Astra local messages per five hoursTiersPlus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, BusinessThe estimates below show local messages per five-hour period for Plus and Standard Business. Pro plans currently have no five-hour limit.GPT-6 Astra 5-45 5-45Weekly limits may also apply.OpenAI: Pricing
  • Buy credits past the limit2Buy credits past the limitPlus and Pro users buy ChatGPT credits when they hit the cap; workspaces on flexible pricing buy shared workspace credits.TiersPlus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduChatGPT Plus and Pro users who reach their usage limit can purchase additional credits to continue working without needing to upgrade their existing plan.Business, Edu, and Enterprise plans with flexible pricing can purchase additional workspace credits to continue working.OpenAI: Pricing

With an API key

  • Pay per token1Pay per tokenCodex on an API key bills standard API token rates through the OpenAI Platform account; subscription usage is a separate meter.When you sign in with an API key, Codex uses standard API pricing instead of included ChatGPT plan credits.OpenAI: Authentication2Pay per tokenCodex on an API key bills standard API token rates through the OpenAI Platform account; subscription usage is a separate meter.API token prices are separate from subscription usage; don't use them to estimate included tasks.OpenAI: Pricing
  • Rate limits grow with spend17Rate limits grow with spendAPI organizations climb usage tiers automatically as credit purchases add up, which raises rate limits and monthly spend caps.LimitTop Grow tier: $200,000 a month and 15,000 RPM on AstraYour organization's usage tier upgrades automatically as its total credit purchases reach each threshold.Grow $500 in total credit purchases $200,000 / monthGrow Astra, Sol, Terra 15,000 40,000,000OpenAI: Rate limits
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  • Flex processing15Flex processingResponses and Chat Completions requests on the flex tier pay Batch API rates in exchange for slower responses.Flex processing provides lower costs for Responses or Chat Completions requests in exchange for slower response times and occasional resource unavailability.Tokens are priced at Batch API ratesOpenAI: Flex processing
  • Fast mode16Fast modeFast mode, formerly priority processing, gives up to 2.5x faster output and steadier latency at pay-as-you-go prices.Fast mode delivers up to 2.5× faster speeds and more consistent latency with pay-as-you-go pricing.Priority processing was renamed Fast mode on July 30, 2026.OpenAI: Fast mode

Models

With the plan login

  • Models by plan2Models by planPlus and every higher plan reach GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6.1 Terra in Work and Codex; Go gets GPT-6 Luna in the desktop app.TiersGo, Plus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduGPT-6.1 Terra is available in Work and Codex on Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu plans.OpenAI: Pricing18Models by planPlus and every higher plan reach GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6.1 Terra in Work and Codex; Go gets GPT-6 Luna in the desktop app.TiersGo, Plus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduOn Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu plans, choose GPT-6.1 SolOn Free and Go plans, choose GPT-6 LunaOpenAI: Models
  • Ultrafast mode2Ultrafast modePro $500 and eligible Enterprise and Edu plans run GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol in Ultrafast mode in Codex and Work.LimitBurns included usage at 8x the Standard rate, then creditsTiersPro $500, Enterprise, EduUltrafast mode access on Pro $500OpenAI: Pricing19Ultrafast modePro $500 and eligible Enterprise and Edu plans run GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol in Ultrafast mode in Codex and Work.LimitBurns included usage at 8x the Standard rate, then creditsTiersPro $500, Enterprise, EduUltrafast is available in Codex and ChatGPT Work on Pro $500 and eligible Enterprise and Edu plans.On Pro $500, Ultrafast uses your included usage first, then your available credits after that allowance runs out.Ultrafast uses included subscription limits at 8x theOpenAI: Speed

With an API key

  • Models follow the API2Models follow the APICodex on a key reaches whatever models the key can call, and the GPT-5.5 retirement from ChatGPT sign-in leaves key sessions untouched.Model availability follows the API models available to your keyGPT-5.5 retires from Codex with ChatGPT sign-in on October 14, 2026The OpenAI API and Codex sessions authenticated with an API key aren't affected.OpenAI: Pricing

Building on it

With the plan login

  • Cloud VM size by plan20Cloud VM size by planHigher plans get bigger Codex cloud machines, and Enterprise can arrange custom sizes.LimitPlus 2 vCPU and 8 GiB; Pro and workspace plans 4 vCPU and 16 GiBTiersPlus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduPlus, Edu Plus 2 8 GiB 8 GiBPro, Business, Enterprise 4 16 GiB 32 GiBEdu, Edu Pro 4 16 GiB 32 GiBLarger VMs and custom specifications are available for Enterprise.OpenAI: Cloud environments
  • Your plan inside other apps21Your plan inside other appsPlus and Pro subscribers let supported third-party apps send AI requests on their ChatGPT plan, with a weekly cap per app.LimitCounts toward plan limits; each app capped at a set share of weekly usageTiersPlus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500In supported apps, eligible ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers can also choose to use their ChatGPT plan for AI requests.App usage counts toward your existing plan limits.Set its weekly limit as a percentage of your overall weekly plan usage.OpenAI: Sign in with ChatGPT
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  • OAuth plugins and connectors1OAuth plugins and connectorsPlugins whose connection flow needs OAuth work on the ChatGPT login and are missing when Codex runs on an API key.TiersGo, Plus, Pro $100, Pro $200, Pro $500, Business, Enterprise, EduSome plugins aren't available because their connection flows require unsupported OAuth capabilities.API key authentication supports local Codex workflows, but some features that rely on ChatGPT workspace access or cloud services are limited or unavailable.OpenAI: Authentication

With an API key

  • Batch API at half price22Batch API at half priceAsynchronous batches cost 50% less and finish within 24 hours on their own higher rate-limit pool.Limit50% discount, 24-hour turnaroundLearn how to use OpenAI's Batch API to send asynchronous groups of requests with 50% lower costs, a separate pool of significantly higher rate limits, and a clear 24-hour turnaround time.OpenAI: Batch API
  • Fine-tuning for existing users23Fine-tuning for existing usersFine-tuning is API-only and closed to new users; existing customers can start training jobs until January 6, 2027.OpenAI is winding down the fine-tuning platform. The platform is no longer accessible to new users. Eligible existing customers can create training jobs until January 6, 2027OpenAI: Supervised fine-tuning
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  • Bulk images on the API2Bulk images on the APIFor larger image batches the docs route generation through the API so token pricing applies in place of plan limits.When you use Codex with an API key, API pricing applies to image generation instead of included ChatGPT usage limits.OpenAI: Pricing11Bulk images on the APIFor larger image batches the docs route generation through the API so token pricing applies in place of plan limits.For larger batches, set OPENAI_API_KEY in your environment and ask ChatGPT to generate images through the API so API pricing applies.OpenAI: Image generation

Data and admin

With the plan login

  • Business workspace controls2Business workspace controlsBusiness adds a dedicated workspace with SAML SSO and MFA, and OpenAI does not train on business data by default.TiersBusiness, Enterprise, EduA secure, dedicated workspace with essential admin controls, SAML SSO, and MFANo training on your business data by default.Everything in Business and: Priority request processingOpenAI: Pricing
  • Enterprise governance1Enterprise governanceEnterprise and Edu add SCIM and EKM with Compliance API audit logs; Codex on the ChatGPT login follows their retention and residency settings.TiersEnterprise, EduWhen you sign in with ChatGPT, Codex usage follows your ChatGPT workspace permissions, role-based access control (RBAC), and ChatGPT Enterprise retention and residency settings.OpenAI: Authentication2Enterprise governanceEnterprise and Edu add SCIM and EKM with Compliance API audit logs; Codex on the ChatGPT login follows their retention and residency settings.TiersEnterprise, EduEnterprise & Edu Unlock Codex for your entire organization with enterprise-grade functionality. Contact salesEnterprise-level security and controls, including SCIM, EKM, user analytics, domain verification, and role-based access controlAudit logs and usage monitoring via the Compliance APIData retention and data residency controlsOpenAI: Pricing

With an API key

  • No training, ZDR on approval1No training, ZDR on approvalAPI data is excluded from training by default, and approved organizations can turn on Zero Data Retention per organization or project.With an API key, usage follows your API organization's retention and data-sharing settings instead.OpenAI: Authentication24No training, ZDR on approvalAPI data is excluded from training by default, and approved organizations can turn on Zero Data Retention per organization or project.As of March 1, 2023, data sent to the OpenAI API is not used to train or improve OpenAI models (unless you explicitly opt in to share data with us).by getting approved for the Zero Data Retention or Modified Abuse Monitoring controls.Currently, these controls are subject to prior approval by OpenAI and acceptance of additional requirements.OpenAI: Data controls in the OpenAI platform

Models

Which models run in ChatGPT?

The current releases GILD tracks that public sources record running in ChatGPT. Each model's page charts its public benchmark scores.

  1. GPT-6 AstraOpenAI's highest-capability GPT-6 release for complex end-to-end work.GPT AstraBenchmarks

More on ChatGPT

  1. GILD ReviewGILD's evaluation, with the buying facts
  2. Research2 pieces
  3. Guides4 guides
  4. Operator Insights13 operator accounts
  5. Where It FitsOn the AI Knowledge Work stack
  6. Related Products7 products