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ChatGPT — Review & Pricing (2026)
AI ChatbotThe most popular AI assistant by OpenAI
4.5
by OpenAIStarting Price
Free
Free Tier
Yes
API
Available
Platforms
web, ios, android, desktop, api
Overview
ChatGPT is OpenAI's conversational AI, powered by GPT-5.2/5.3 — Instant for speed, Thinking for reasoning, and Pro for maximum compute. GPT-5.3 Instant (rolling out March 2026) brings better accuracy and richer search. It handles writing, analysis, coding, image generation (GPT Image 1), and video creation (Sora). With 400M+ weekly users, it's the most widely used AI chatbot.
Pricing Plans
Free
Free
Limited usage
- GPT-5.2 Instant
- Auto mode (Instant + Thinking)
- Limited messages
- Basic web browsing
Go
$8/mo
- GPT-5.2 Instant extended
- More messages than Free
- Image uploads
- DALL-E image generation
Popular
Plus
$20/mo
- GPT-5.2 Thinking mode
- 5x higher usage limits
- DALL-E 4 / GPT Image 1
- Advanced Voice
- Codex access
- Sora (50 videos/mo 720p)
- Custom GPTs
Pro
$200/mo
- GPT-5.2 Pro (max compute)
- Thinking (all levels)
- 128K context
- Sora Pro (500 videos 1080p)
- 120 Deep Research queries/mo
- Operator agent
Team
$30/mo
$25/mo billed yearly
Per user ($25/user billed annually)
- Everything in Plus
- Admin console
- Team workspace
- 100 msgs/3h (2x Plus)
- Data not used for training
API Pricing: GPT-5.2: $1.75/$14, GPT-5 Mini: $0.25/$2, GPT-5 Nano: $0.05/$0.40 per 1M tokens
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Most versatile AI assistant
- Huge plugin/GPT ecosystem
- Excellent at coding and writing
- Multimodal (text, image, voice, video)
Cons
- Plus plan can feel limited at $20/mo
- Pro plan is expensive ($200/mo)
- Can hallucinate on complex topics
- Rate limits on free tier
Detailed Ratings
Overall
4.5
Ease of Use
4.8
Value for Money
4.0
Output Quality
4.5