OpenAI releases a cheaper ChatGPT subscription

January 16, 2026 Elissa Welle

OpenAI is expanding a low-cost subscription tier called ChatGPT Go to the US and the rest of the world. Go was released in India in August and later became available in another 170 countries prior to Friday's global release. "In markets where Go has been available, we've seen strong adoption and regular everyday use for tasks like writing, learning, image creation, and problem-solving," the company's announcement stated.

For $8 per month, Go subscribers get more messages, file uploads, and image generation than the free ChatGPT tier subscribers. The price slots Go between the free version of the AI chatbot and the $20-a-month "Plus" subscri …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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