OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Plus subscription for $20 per month

OpenAI is introducing a pilot subscription for its AI chatbot ChatGPT. This ChatGPT Plus subscription will cost $20 per month and offers, among other things, faster response times, early access to new features and general access to the chatbot, even at busy times.

OpenAI writes on its website that the ChatGPT Plus pilot will soon be available in the United States. In the coming weeks, the company will send invitations for the subscription service to users who have registered on a waiting list. The AI ​​company says ChatGPT Plus will be available in other countries and regions “soon”, but it’s not clear when exactly that should happen.

Users who take out a ChatGPT Plus subscription will receive earlier access to new features and improvements, among other things. OpenAI also promises faster response times and ‘general access to ChatGPT’, even at times when the chatbot is busy. The free version of ChatGPT will also remain available, OpenAI emphasizes. The company says it uses the subscription to support offering the free ChatGPT version.

ChatGPT Plus costs $20 per month at release. It will be the first subscription around the chatbot. The company says it is working on several other subscriptions. OpenAI reports Wednesday evening that it is actively investigating the possibilities for cheaper subscriptions and business subscriptions. OpenAI also has a waiting list for a ChatGPT API.

OpenAI previously said it is working on paid versions of ChatGPT; the company is looking for ways to monetize its chatbot. References recently appeared for a ChatGPT Professional subscription that would cost $42 per month. However, that subscription showed the same features as ChatGPT Plus. So this seems to have been a mistake.