Go
$8/mo
Limits More messages with tools, more uploads, image creation and voice than Free; longer memory. May include ads. Exact caps not published.Source: chatgpt.com · checked 2026-10-16
ChatGPT pricing, usage limits and free plan (Oct 2026)
OpenAI · 5 paid plans tracked · from $8/mo · last checked 2026-10-16
new tierlimit cutChatGPT Pro 500 ($500/mo) launched; Pro 200 reopened with a lower usage allowanceIs ChatGPT free?
Free tier
Free $0: 'Unlimited text chats with GPT-6' subject to abuse guardrails; limited uploads, image creation, voice, deep research, memory, Codex access. Help center says Free users have GPT-5.6 Luna; tools have separate limits. Ads may appear in some countries.Source: chatgpt.com · checked 2026-10-16
ChatGPT plans, prices and usage limits
Plus
$20/mo
Limits Expanded messages/uploads, advanced reasoning with GPT-6, expanded deep research and Codex. 'Limits apply'; message caps may vary with demand and are not published.Source: help.openai.com · checked 2026-10-16
Pro 100
$100/mo
Limits Pro reasoning (GPT-6 Astra), longer Codex/Work sessions, 'unlimited' subject to abuse guardrails. Lowest of three Pro tiers; per-model allowances vary by tier and are not published.Source: help.openai.com · checked 2026-10-16
Pro 200
$200/mo
Limits More usage than Pro 100. New (non-grandfathered) Pro 200 subscriptions get a lower usage allowance than previously offered.Source: help.openai.com · checked 2026-10-16
Pro 500
$500/mo
Limits Highest included usage; includes GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast and GPT-6.1 Sol Ultrafast.Source: help.openai.com · checked 2026-10-16
How ChatGPT's limits reset
| Plan | Price | Periods the vendor mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Not stated |
| Go | $8/mo | Not stated |
| Plus | $20/mo | Not stated |
| Pro 100 | $100/mo | Not stated |
| Pro 200 | $200/mo | Not stated |
| Pro 500 | $500/mo | Not stated |
ChatGPT doesn't state a reset schedule on the pages we track.
Quoted from the sources above. Allowance periods are the time words each vendor uses in its limits ("weekly", "five-hour", "per month").
Notes
- Pricing page lists context windows: GPT Instant 27K (Free) / 54K / 128K; GPT Reasoning 256K / 400K on paid tiers (column mapping on the page is ambiguous).
Flags & uncertainty
Per-plan message caps are not published.
Context-window column mapping on chatgpt.com/pricing was ambiguous in rendered text; verify before citing.
ChatGPT price and limit history
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new tierlimit cutChatGPT Pro 500 ($500/mo) launched; Pro 200 reopened with a lower usage allowance
Pro 500 adds Ultrafast GPT-6 Astra / GPT-6.1 Sol. New, non-grandfathered Pro 200 subscriptions get a lower allowance; grandfathered users keep the old allowance through Oct 29, 2026.
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new tierChatGPT adds a $100/month Pro tier (5x Plus Codex usage)
New Pro tier between Plus ($20) and Pro ($200); temporary 10x Codex promo through May 31, 2026. Plus Codex usage rebalanced across the week.
ChatGPT news
Curated from official ChatGPT posts, changelogs and status pages. Pricing and limit moves are highlighted.
- Rosalind Academic Plan gives academic labs sponsored access to GPT-Rosalind
Eligible academic life-sciences labs can get sponsored access to GPT-Rosalind and related research tools.
Source: openai.comCurrent ChatGPT plans & limits - OpenAI reports widespread ChatGPT feature degradation
OpenAI's status page flagged widespread feature degradation, with Login among the affected components, before all services recovered.
Source: status.openai.com - GPT-6 with Intelligent UI rolls out to everyone in ChatGPT
OpenAI is rolling GPT-6 out globally in ChatGPT, with Intelligent UI that answers with visuals and interactive elements.
Source: openai.com - Outage: elevated errors across ChatGPT, Codex and the OpenAI API
OpenAI's status page listed most components as affected, including Conversations, Codex, Responses and the Agents API, before reporting full recovery.
Source: status.openai.com - ChatGPT ads get a visual format and expand to Southeast Asia and Taiwan
OpenAI added a visual ad format and measurement tools in October, after expanding ChatGPT Ads to Southeast Asia and Taiwan (60+ countries) in September.
Source: openai.com - OpenAI ships GPT-6.1 Sol at one-fifth of Astra's API price
OpenAI pitches GPT-6.1 Sol as near-Astra intelligence for coding, computer use and professional work at a fifth of Astra's standard input and output token prices.
Source: openai.com - OpenAI DevDay 2026: 20+ announcements across ChatGPT, Codex and the API
OpenAI's recap gathers its DevDay launches, covering GPT-6 Astra, ChatGPT, Codex, the APIs, security and builder tools.
Source: openai.com - OpenAI launches dots, proactive assistants that keep working on projects
Dots are assistants that carry on with complex projects and everyday tasks while you stay in control.
Source: openai.com - OpenAI introduces GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna
Two GPT-6 models for everyday work that trade capability against cost differently.
Source: openai.com - GPT-6 brings better prompt caching to cut API latency and cost
OpenAI cites higher cache hit rates, new diagnostics, explicit breakpoints and new controls.
Source: openai.comCurrent ChatGPT plans & limits
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ChatGPT pricing questions
Is ChatGPT free?
Yes. Free $0: 'Unlimited text chats with GPT-6' subject to abuse guardrails; limited uploads, image creation, voice, deep research, memory, Codex access. Help center says Free users have GPT-5.6 Luna; tools have separate limits. Ads may appear in some countries.
How much does ChatGPT cost?
ChatGPT has 5 paid plans: Go $8/mo; Plus $20/mo; Pro 100 $100/mo; Pro 200 $200/mo; Pro 500 $500/mo. Cheapest: $8/mo. Checked 2026-10-16.
What are ChatGPT's usage limits?
Go: More messages with tools, more uploads, image creation and voice than Free; longer memory. May include ads. Exact caps not published. Plus: Expanded messages/uploads, advanced reasoning with GPT-6, expanded deep research and Codex. 'Limits apply'; message caps may vary with demand and are not published. Pro 100: Pro reasoning (GPT-6 Astra), longer Codex/Work sessions, 'unlimited' subject to abuse guardrails. Lowest of three Pro tiers; per-model allowances vary by tier and are not published. Pro 200: More usage than Pro 100. New (non-grandfathered) Pro 200 subscriptions get a lower usage allowance than previously offered. Pro 500: Highest included usage; includes GPT-6 Astra Ultrafast and GPT-6.1 Sol Ultrafast. Per-plan message caps are not published.
Has ChatGPT's pricing changed recently?
29 Sep 2026: ChatGPT Pro 500 ($500/mo) launched; Pro 200 reopened with a lower usage allowance. 9 Apr 2026: ChatGPT adds a $100/month Pro tier (5x Plus Codex usage).
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