What ChatGPT is
ChatGPT is an AI assistant made by OpenAI. It offers text chats, file uploads, image creation, voice chats, deep research, memory, projects and scheduled tasks.
A newsletter operator would use it to brainstorm topics, draft and edit copy, research a subject and make images for an issue.
There is a Free plan and three paid individual plans named Go, Plus and Pro, plus Business and Enterprise plans for teams.
Who it is for
ChatGPT is a general AI assistant from OpenAI, sold to individuals, teams and enterprises. Free is for trying it out, Go is for longer conversations, Plus is for advanced work and productivity, and Pro is for research and coding.
A newsletter operator would use it to brainstorm, draft, edit and research, and to make images for an issue.
What you can do with it
ChatGPT offers text chats, file uploads, image creation, voice chats, deep research, and memory that carries across chats.
Paid plans add projects, scheduled tasks and custom GPTs. It also offers search, data analysis, interactive tables and charts, and extensions for Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Google Sheets.
Plans and pricing
Individual plans are Free, Go, Plus and Pro. Go adds more messages with tools, more uploads, more image creation and longer memory. Plus adds advanced reasoning models, expanded deep research, projects, scheduled tasks and custom GPTs. Pro comes in three usage tiers.
Business and Enterprise plans are sold separately. Prices are on its pricing page.
Things to know before you choose
The Go plan may include ads. On Free, uploads, image creation, voice, deep research and memory are limited.
Content is used to train its models on individual plans, and an opt-out is available. Anything an assistant writes should be checked against a source before you send it.
At a glance
From the company's own pages. Prices and plans change, so confirm on their site.
- What it does
- Chats in text and voice, drafts and edits writing, reads uploaded files, searches the web, creates images and runs deep research.
- Used for
- Brainstorming, drafting, editing and researching newsletter content.
- Free plan
- Yes. The Free plan has unlimited text chats, with limited uploads, image creation, voice, deep research and memory.
- How it charges
- A monthly fee per plan. Individual plans are Free, Go, Plus and Pro, and Pro comes in three usage tiers. The Go plan may include ads.
- AI features
- Text and reasoning models, image creation, voice, deep research, memory, projects, scheduled tasks and custom GPTs, with higher limits on higher plans.
- Key features
- Chat in text and voice, file uploads, image creation, deep research, memory, projects, scheduled tasks, custom GPTs, and for Business: Apps, Company Knowledge, ChatGPT Agent, shared Pages and Spaces, team tasks.
- Plans
- Free, then Go (more messages and uploads), Plus (advanced reasoning, deep research, projects, custom GPTs), Pro (highest limits), Business (shared workspace per seat) and Enterprise (contracted).
- Company
- Made by OpenAI.
- Last checked
- October 10, 2026
Questions operators ask about ChatGPT
Is ChatGPT free to use?
Yes. There is a Free plan with unlimited text chats, subject to abuse guardrails. Uploads, image creation, voice, deep research and memory are limited on Free.
What do the paid ChatGPT plans add?
Go adds more messages with tools, more uploads, more image creation and longer memory. Plus adds advanced reasoning models, expanded deep research, projects, scheduled tasks and custom GPTs. Pro adds the highest limits and a choice of three usage tiers.
Does ChatGPT use my content to train its models?
Content is used to train its models on individual plans, and an opt-out is available.
How much is ChatGPT Business?
A Standard seat is $25 per user per month, or $20 per user per month billed annually. A Premium seat is $125 monthly or $100 billed annually. At least two paid seats are required.
Does Business include API access?
No. A Business subscription does not include API usage, which is billed separately.
Can a team share work in ChatGPT?
Yes, on Business. Teams can share Pages or entire Spaces and set up team tasks. Team membership does not automatically share personal chats or app connections.