ChatGPT

A general-purpose AI assistant for writing, research, reasoning, coding, data analysis, image creation, voice, files, and agentic workflows.

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ChatGPT is OpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant and workspace. It combines conversational AI with web search, deep research, multimodal file and image understanding, image generation, data analysis, voice, memory, projects, connected apps, Codex coding workflows, and ChatGPT Work.

4.7/5(2,019)G2Free plan available
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Last checked: September 9, 2026

Official ChatGPT interface showing a research workflow

Our Take

ChatGPT is one of the strongest all-purpose AI tools because it combines reasoning, research, files, data analysis, images, voice, integrations, coding and increasingly agentic workflows in one interface.

Best for:
Solo usersSmall teamsGrowing businesses
Best use case: A general-purpose AI copilot that can research, think, write, analyze, create, code and execute across many business workflows.

Useful for individual knowledge work and team workflows; shared business use needs an appropriate plan.

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ChatGPT is one of the strongest all-purpose AI tools because it combines reasoning, research, files, data analysis, images, voice, integrations, coding and increasingly agentic workflows in one interface. Its biggest advantage is breadth, while its biggest weakness remains the need to verify important factual outputs and adapt to frequent product changes.

Strengths

  • exceptionally broad feature set
  • strong general reasoning and writing
  • web search and Deep Research
  • multimodal file and image capabilities
  • image generation and editing
  • data analysis
  • voice
  • large apps/plugins ecosystem
  • Work and Codex
  • capable free tier
  • strong cross-platform support
  • business privacy controls

Tradeoffs

  • hallucinations remain material
  • important factual work requires verification
  • frequent model and feature changes
  • specialized tools can outperform it in narrow workflows
  • pricing structure is increasingly complex
  • Pro plans are expensive for casual users

Who it suits

  • founders
  • small businesses
  • marketers
  • creators
  • researchers
  • students
  • developers
  • operators

About ChatGPT

ChatGPT is OpenAI's general-purpose AI assistant and workspace. It combines conversational AI with web search, deep research, multimodal file and image understanding, image generation, data analysis, voice, memory, projects, connected apps, Codex coding workflows, and ChatGPT Work.

Pricing & Plans

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Save up to 20%

Free

$0/mo

Unlimited everyday text chat subject to abuse safeguards; separate stricter limits apply to tools such as uploads, images, voice, deep research, data analysis, memory, Codex and Work.

  • GPT-5.6 Luna everyday text chat
  • web search
  • limited file uploads
  • limited image generation
Full plan details & limits

Unlimited everyday text chat subject to abuse safeguards; separate stricter limits apply to tools such as uploads, images, voice, deep research, data analysis, memory, Codex and Work.

$0 per month

  • limited voice
  • limited deep research
  • projects
  • limited data analysis
  • limited memory
  • Unlimited everyday text chat subject to abuse safeguards; separate stricter limits apply to tools such as uploads, images, voice, deep research, data analysis, memory, Codex and Work.

Go

$8/mo

Higher allowances than Free for messages with tools, uploads, image creation, voice and memory.

  • Everything in Free
  • more tool usage
  • more uploads
  • more image creation
Full plan details & limits

Higher allowances than Free for messages with tools, uploads, image creation, voice and memory.

$8 per month (United States)

  • more voice
  • longer memory
  • Higher allowances than Free for messages with tools, uploads, image creation, voice and memory.
  • Price region: United States
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Plus

$20/mo

Higher model and tool limits than Free/Go; exact limits may vary.

  • advanced reasoning
  • expanded messages and uploads
  • expanded image creation
  • expanded Deep Research
Full plan details & limits

Higher model and tool limits than Free/Go; exact limits may vary.

$20 per month

  • expanded memory/context
  • scheduled tasks
  • expanded Codex
  • ChatGPT Work
  • Higher model and tool limits than Free/Go; exact limits may vary.

Pro $100

$100/mo

Approximately 5x Plus usage allowances; some models retain separate allowances.

  • Pro capabilities
  • higher reasoning access
  • higher Deep Research usage
  • higher Codex usage
Full plan details & limits

Approximately 5x Plus usage allowances; some models retain separate allowances.

$100 per month

  • higher memory/context allowances
  • Approximately 5x Plus usage allowances; some models retain separate allowances.
More plans, volume options & API pricing (4)

Pro $200

$200/mo

Approximately 20x Plus usage allowances; unlimited claims remain subject to abuse safeguards and model-specific allowances.

  • maximum Pro usage
  • maximum Deep Research
  • maximum Codex usage
  • maximum memory/context
Full plan details & limits

Approximately 20x Plus usage allowances; unlimited claims remain subject to abuse safeguards and model-specific allowances.

$200 per month

  • Pro reasoning
  • Approximately 20x Plus usage allowances; unlimited claims remain subject to abuse safeguards and model-specific allowances.

Business Standard

$25/user/mo

ChatGPT · ChatGPT Work

  • ChatGPT
  • ChatGPT Work
  • Codex
  • secure workspace
Full plan details & limits

ChatGPT · ChatGPT Work

$25 per user / month

  • SAML SSO
  • MFA
  • centralized administration
  • usage analytics
  • business data excluded from training by default
  • Optional workspace credits can extend eligible usage beyond included limits.
  • Minimum 2 paid seats
  • Optional workspace credits can extend eligible usage.

Business Premium

$125/user/mo

Higher included usage than Standard.

  • Higher included usage than Standard.
  • Optional workspace credits can extend eligible usage.
  • Minimum 2 paid seats
Full plan details & limits

Higher included usage than Standard.

$125 per user / month

    Enterprise

    Contact sales

    Contract-dependent; credit-based and token-based pricing structures are available.

    • expanded context
    • larger files
    • SCIM
    • EKM
    Full plan details & limits

    Contract-dependent; credit-based and token-based pricing structures are available.

    Custom and usage-based pricing

    • RBAC
    • custom retention
    • data residency
    • priority support
    • SLAs
    • custom legal terms
    • invoicing
    • volume discounts
    • Contract-dependent; credit-based and token-based pricing structures are available.
    • Contract-specific usage pricing may apply.
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    Everything you need to know

    Explore more details about ChatGPT.

    FeaturesConversational AI, Advanced reasoning, Web search + more.
    • Conversational AI
    • Advanced reasoning
    • Web search
    • Deep Research
    • File and document analysis
    • Data analysis
    • Image understanding
    • Image generation and editing
    • Voice
    • Memory
    • Projects
    • Shared Projects
    • Scheduled Tasks
    • Connected apps
    • Plugins
    • ChatGPT Work
    • Codex integration
    RatingsG2: 4.7/5, Apple App Store: 4.8/5, Google Play: 4.8/5
    • G2ChatGPT4.7/5 · 2,019
      Source Checked September 8, 2026
    • Apple App Store (US)ChatGPT4.8/5 · 10,031,904
      Source Checked September 8, 2026
    • Google PlayChatGPT (com.openai.chatgpt)4.8/5 · 55.4M
      Source Checked September 8, 2026
    • CapterraChatGPT4.4/5 · 396
      Source Checked September 8, 2026
    • Product HuntChatGPT4.8/5 · 707
      Source Checked September 8, 2026
    • TrustRadiusChatGPT8.9/10 · 710
      Source Checked September 8, 2026

    Customer ratings from the linked platforms, separate from our recommendations. Scores and counts can change; each platform uses its own review process.

    Integrations & connectionsHow ChatGPT fits into your workflow

    Google Drive, Google Workspace, Slack, GitHub, GitLab, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Outlook, SharePoint, Box, Notion, ClickUp, Intercom, Linear, Pipedrive, Zoho CRM, Zoho Desk, Dropbox, Basecamp, Asana, Azure Boards, Help Scout, Teamwork.com

    Platforms & availabilityweb · iOS · iPadOS · Android · macOS · Windows

    OpenAI

    Free plan: Available. Free trial: Not available.

    Cost considerationsBilling, usage limits and additional fees

    USD unless otherwise noted Annual monthly-equivalent rates are stored separately from unverified full annual invoice amounts.

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    Sources & Verification

    Checked September 9, 2026 · 22 sources · View sources

    Provider facts and pricing are separate from our editorial assessments.