ChatGPT
Our verdict
Who it's for
Individuals and teams that want a capable general-purpose AI assistant for writing, research, coding and analysis, with a usable free tier.
Who should look elsewhere
Teams needing a self-hosted or on-prem model, or strict data-residency guarantees beyond the enterprise plan.
Pros
- +Strong free tier plus affordable paid plans from $8/month
- +Broad capability: chat, reasoning, code, images and work tools
- +Official API for building on top of the models
Cons
- −Cloud-only; no self-hosted option
- −Best reasoning and limits are gated behind Plus/Pro/Enterprise
- −Usage caps can interrupt heavy sessions
Key features
- ✓GPT-5.6 Luna as the Free and Go chat default, plus a Think button (still Luna)
- ✓GPT-5.6 Sol on paid chat with a reasoning slider (Instant, Medium, High, Extra High)
- ✓GPT-5.6 Sol Pro on Pro (and Enterprise) for the hardest / longest jobs
- ✓GPT-5.6 Terra in Work and Codex for Free/Go; Sol/Terra/Luna picker on Plus+
- ✓Text, voice, and voice-with-video on web, iOS, Android, and desktop
- ✓Web search, file analysis, and image generation (tool caps still apply on Free/Go)
- ✓Deep research and Codex (limits by plan; Codex Free/Go start on Terra)
- ✓ChatGPT Work for multi-step jobs; max effort for GPT-5.6 users, ultra on Pro/Enterprise Work
- ✓Projects, scheduled tasks, and custom GPTs on Plus and above
- ✓Business/Enterprise admin, SSO, and no training on business data by default
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | month | — |
| Go | $8 | month | — |
| Plus | $20 | month | — |
| Pro 5x | $100 | month | — |
| Pro 20x | $200 | month | — |
| Business | $20 | month | — |
| Enterprise | — | custom | — |
Capabilities
- Sso Saml
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- Rbac
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- Mobile App
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- Webhooks
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- Data Export
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- Prebuilt Integrations
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- Visual Workflow Builder
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- Code Steps
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- Llm Access
- Yes
- Ai Agents
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