OpenAI plans and models

7 plans from free to $500/mo and 6 models benchmarked. Every price links its source; last checked 2026-10-28. Contract pricing is on the enterprise hub.

Plans

ChatGPT Free

Free Web chat & coding agent

Annual
— (free tier)
Usage limit
Unlimited text chats subject to abuse guardrails; limited tools
Main limitation
Limited Codex, uploads, deep research and context
Included models
GPT-6 Luna GPT-5 Thinking Mini Limited Codex
Notes
A real free tier, but the coding-agent allowance is deliberately small.
Popularity
100/100 adoption estimate (published), not market share. ChatGPT: 900M weekly active users and 50M consumer subscribers (OpenAI, 2026). Tier share 1.00, assumed for the free tier. Source

Vendor pricing checked 2026-10-24

ChatGPT Go

$8/mo Web chat & coding agent

Annual
$8/mo billed annually
Usage limit
More messages, uploads, image creation and memory than Free
Main limitation
May include ads; Codex access remains limited
Included models
GPT-6 Luna GPT-5 Thinking Mini Limited Codex
Notes
Annual billing is $96/year. A low-cost tier for casual use, not a full coding-agent plan.
Popularity
95/100 adoption estimate (published), not market share. ChatGPT: 900M weekly active users and 50M consumer subscribers (OpenAI, 2026). Tier share 0.50, assumed for the entry paid tier. Source

Vendor pricing checked 2026-10-24

ChatGPT Plus

$20/mo Web chat & coding agent

Annual
— (monthly only)
Usage limit
Expanded Codex, deep research, projects and advanced reasoning
Main limitation
Usage limits apply; Pro-only models and maximum context are excluded
Notes
The mainstream individual tier and the first one with meaningful Codex access.
Popularity
91/100 adoption estimate (published), not market share. ChatGPT: 900M weekly active users and 50M consumer subscribers (OpenAI, 2026). Tier share 0.30, assumed for the mid tier. Source

Vendor pricing checked 2026-10-24

ChatGPT Pro 100

$100/mo Web chat & coding agent

Annual
— (monthly only)
Usage limit
5x Plus usage; longer Codex and ChatGPT Work sessions
Main limitation
Still subject to abuse guardrails; no Ultrafast
Included models
GPT-6 Astra GPT-6.1 Sol GPT-5.6 Sol Pro Codex
Notes
Introduced in April 2026 to fill the gap between Plus and the $200 Pro tier.
Popularity
91/100 adoption estimate (published), not market share. ChatGPT: 900M weekly active users and 50M consumer subscribers (OpenAI, 2026). Tier share 0.30, assumed for the mid tier. Source

Vendor pricing checked 2026-10-24

ChatGPT Pro 200

$200/mo Web chat & coding agent

Annual
— (monthly only)
Usage limit
20x Plus usage; maximum deep research, memory and context
Main limitation
Very high recurring cost; coding value depends on Codex volume
Included models
GPT-6 Astra GPT-6.1 Sol GPT-5.6 Sol Pro Codex
Notes
The original Pro tier, now one of three Pro usage levels.
Popularity
83/100 adoption estimate (published), not market share. ChatGPT: 900M weekly active users and 50M consumer subscribers (OpenAI, 2026). Tier share 0.10, assumed for the top tier. Source

Vendor pricing checked 2026-10-24

ChatGPT Pro 500

$500/mo Web chat & coding agent

Annual
— (monthly only)
Usage limit
25x Plus usage; Ultrafast responses on eligible tiers
Main limitation
The most expensive consumer AI plan; overkill for most developers
Included models
GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast GPT-6 Astra GPT-6.1 Sol Codex
Notes
Introduced September 29, 2026 for the highest-volume individual usage.
Popularity
83/100 adoption estimate (published), not market share. ChatGPT: 900M weekly active users and 50M consumer subscribers (OpenAI, 2026). Tier share 0.10, assumed for the top tier. Source

Vendor pricing checked 2026-10-24

ChatGPT Business Standard

$25/mo Web chat & coding agent · team

Annual
$20/mo billed annually
Usage limit
Per-seat access with admin console and zero training on business data
Main limitation
Two-seat minimum; premium seats cost $100/seat/mo
Included models
GPT-6 models Codex Shared workspace
Notes
Formerly ChatGPT Team. Annual billing is $20/seat/month.
Popularity
86/100 adoption estimate (published), not market share. ChatGPT: 900M weekly active users and 50M consumer subscribers (OpenAI, 2026). Tier share 0.15, assumed for the team seat. Source

Vendor pricing checked 2026-10-28

Models

GPT-6 Astra

$10.00 / $50.00 per M Direct / OpenRouter · proprietary

Intelligence
57 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5.0
Cost per task
$6.24
Output speed
66 tokens/s
Time to first answer token
265 s
Context window
1M
Recommended effort
xhigh

Benchmarks Pricing checked 2026-10-28

GPT-6.1 Terra

$1.00 / $5.00 per M Direct (OpenAI API) · proprietary

Intelligence
51 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v5.0
Cost per task
$0.96
Output speed
90.9 tokens/s
Time to first answer token
134 s
Context window
1M

Benchmarks Pricing checked 2026-10-28

GPT-5.3 Codex

$1.75 / $14.00 per M Direct / OpenRouter · proprietary

Intelligence
— not yet scored on AA Index v5.0
Cost per task
—
Output speed
124 tokens/s
Time to first answer token
54.24 s
Context window
400k

Benchmarks Pricing checked 2026-10-28

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