ChatGPT pricing summary
ChatGPT plans
| Plan | Monthly (USD) | Details & notes |
|---|---|---|
| FreeFree | $0 | — |
| Go | $8 | Low-cost plan launched 2026-01 |
| Plus | $20 | The most popular individual plan |
| Pro | $200 | Top-tier individual plan |
Source: OpenAI official pricing ／ Captured: 2026-09 （provisional） ／ Reference values — check the official site for the latest
The current month is a provisional, month-to-date figure. Month-over-month change and risers/fallers are based on the latest completed month.
Prices shown are the vendors' published US dollar (USD) prices. What you are actually billed varies by country, currency, tax and exchange rate. We do not publish converted amounts — check each vendor's official page for the exact price in your currency.
ChatGPT annual cost and where it sits on price
Price gap vs other major AIs (baseline: ChatGPT)
Cheapest paid plans side by side, with the gap against ChatGPT. A negative value means it is cheaper than ChatGPT.
| AI | Free tier | Cheapest paid | Top plan | Gap vs ChatGPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Gemini | Yes | $7.99 | $99.99 | -$0.01 |
| ChatGPTThis page | Yes | $8 | $200 | ±$0 |
| Grok | Yes | $10 | $300 | +$2 |
| Claude | Yes | $20 | $200 | +$12 |
| Perplexity | Yes | $20 | $200 | +$12 |
| Microsoft Copilot | Yes | $20 | $20 | +$12 |
| DeepSeek | Yes | — | — | — |
OpenAI API pay-as-you-go (per 1M tokens)
Usage-based API pricing rather than a monthly plan. This is the benchmark for bulk processing or building it into your own app.
| Model | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| GPT-5.5 | $5 | $30 |
| GPT-5.4 | $2.5 | $15 |
| GPT-4.1 nano | $0.1 | $0.4 |
API prices are reference values based on public rates as of 2026-06.
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⚠ Reference values based on public data and editorial research; not a complete count of actual users.