ChatGPT pricing & review
General-purpose AI assistant: writing, research, images, voice.
Is ChatGPT worth it?
Cheaper option: Google Gemini at $4.99/mo (monthly prices, same job: general AI chatbot). Tier note: $8/mo is the Go tier, below the $20/mo Plus tier; against full-tier plans like Claude Pro we compare its Plus plan ($20/mo).
- Cheapest plan we checked
- $8/mo monthly
- All plans we listed
- Go $8/mo; Plus $20/mo; Pro from $100/mo (3 tiers); Business $25/seat/mo ($20 billed annually); monthly billing
- Real free plan
- Yes — Free: $0 (unlimited text chats on GPT-6, limits on tools)
- ToolPick Best Value pick
- No
- Cheapest same-job alternative (general AI chatbot)
- Monthly: Google Gemini $4.99/mo — $3.01/mo less
- Best real-free alternative
- Le Chat (Mistral) — Free plan with limited access
- What it does (main job first)
- general AI chatbot, writing assistant, image generation, AI coding assistant (see every tool that does it)
- Categories
- Writing, AI Assistants
- Recent price change
- Changed, 2026-10-24: ChatGPT's prices are unchanged (Go $8/mo, Plus $20/mo, Pro from $100/mo). New: we now also show Business at $25/seat/mo billed monthly, or $20 billed annually. Details
Prices checked 2026-10-24 on the official pricing page · Full cost calculator. Verdict rule, the same on every page: 1) we look for a tool that does the same main job (general AI chatbot) with a lower checked price on the same billing (monthly with monthly, yearly with yearly) and name the cheapest; 2) if there is none, we say so; 3) the Best Value label is shown separately and never replaces the price answer. No ratings or reviews.
Free vs Go vs Plus vs Pro, side by side (2026-10-24): ChatGPT pricing →
Looking for something else? See 4 ChatGPT alternatives that do the same job →
Buying for a team? ChatGPT Business (standard seat): $25/seat monthly · $20/seat billed yearly (checked 2026-10-26), so a team of 5 pays $125/mo monthly. Team costs for your team size →
Refunds: Possible within 7 days of the charge, if the subscription is unused (their call). (checked 2026-10-27) Refund and cancel steps →
Trains on your data? Free & personal plans: trains by default. Team & business: protected by default. (checked 2026-10-29) How to opt out →
Which ChatGPT plan should I pick?
- A few times a week: Free, $0. Everyday text chats are unlimited even on Free.
- Every day for work: Plus, $20/mo. Plus is the first plan with advanced reasoning and expanded deep research and Codex. If you mainly need more uploads, images and voice, Go ($8/mo) covers that.
- All day or with agents: Pro 100, $100/mo. Pro 100 adds Pro reasoning and removes the 5-hour limit in Codex and Work. Pro 200 and Pro 500 give more usage again.
Limit resets: Chat limits show their own reset time. Codex and Work on Plus: a 5-hour window plus a weekly limit. Pro plans: no 5-hour limit in Codex and Work, weekly allowance only. At the limit: ChatGPT may carry on with another available model when you reach a Thinking limit. Checked 2026-11-03. Compare usage limits across 8 AI tools →
Building on the ChatGPT / OpenAI API? Compare OpenAI, Claude and Gemini token costs for your monthly usage: AI API cost calculator →
What will ChatGPT cost for writing seats? Compare with Grammarly, Wordtune, Rytr, Jasper, Copy.ai, Writesonic, Claude, Notion AI, Google Gemini: AI writing cost calculator →
Why trust this pick
- How we picked
- Picked from the tool's official pricing page and stated features, compared with other tools that do the same main job. Not hands-on tested by ToolPick.
- Price on 2026-10-24
- Go $8/mo; Plus $20/mo; Pro from $100/mo (3 tiers); Business $25/seat/mo ($20 billed annually); monthly billing (from the official pricing page)
- Price history
- Tracked since 2026-10-14; listed price changed on 2026-10-24; current price text confirmed on 2026-10-24.
- Money
- We earn nothing from this pick: no affiliate link, no sponsorship, no payment from the vendor.
- One real limitation
- The lowest price is a lighter tier: $8/mo is the Go tier, below the $20/mo Plus tier.
Check the official pricing page · How we pick · Price changes log
Alternatives that do the same main job (general AI chatbot)
Claude · Google Gemini · Le Chat (Mistral) · Microsoft Copilot
Comparisons
- Claude vs ChatGPT for writing
- ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini
- Perplexity vs ChatGPT
- ChatGPT vs Claude
- ChatGPT vs Gemini
- ChatGPT vs Le Chat (Mistral)
- ChatGPT vs Perplexity vs Claude
- ChatGPT vs Microsoft Copilot
FAQ
How much does ChatGPT cost?
Per its official pricing page (checked 2026-10-24): Go $8/mo; Plus $20/mo; Pro from $100/mo (3 tiers); Business $25/seat/mo ($20 billed annually); monthly billing.
Does ChatGPT have a free plan?
Free: $0 (unlimited text chats on GPT-6, limits on tools) (checked 2026-10-24).
Is there a cheaper alternative to ChatGPT?
Cheaper option: Google Gemini at $4.99/mo (monthly prices, same job: general AI chatbot). Tier note: $8/mo is the Go tier, below the $20/mo Plus tier; against full-tier plans like Claude Pro we compare its Plus plan ($20/mo) (ToolPick verdict from prices checked on official pricing pages).
Writing about this? Embed this price card — it updates when we re-check prices.