OpenAI launches cheapest ChatGPT plan at $4.6, starting in India
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OpenAI has launched a subscription plan for users in India, priced at just 399 rupees ($4.57) per month, its most affordable offering yet.
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Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesOpenAI on Tuesday launched a subscription plan in India priced at 399 rupees ($4.57) a month, the ChatGPT maker's most affordable offering yet, as it looks to grow in its second-largest market by user base
The new plan, called ChatGPT Go, vides expanded access to the model GPT‑5, and other features at a lower cost, the Microsoft-backed firm said in a statement on its website
Nick Turley, who leads ChatGPT, said in a social media post that the plan vides 10 times more message limits, image generations and file uploads, plus double the memory compared to the free tier."Making ChatGPT more affordable has been a key ask from users! We're rolling out Go in India first and will learn from back before expanding to other countries," Turley added
OpenAI currently has two other paid plans: ChatGPT Plus, which costs 1,999 rupees a month in India or $20 internationally, and its top-tier ChatGPT , priced at 19,900 rupees a month in India or $200 internationally.In February, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman met with Indian IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and discussed the country's plan of creating a low-cost AI ecosystem
Altman lauded India's rapid AI adoption, calling it an important market for the company.The company's AI model, GPT-5, was released earlier this month to mixed reviews, with negative back resulting in the company eventually restoring access to legacy GPT-4 models for paying customers.Other competitors of OpenAI have also been eying India and its growing base of over 800 million internet users, hoping to gain a strong foothold in the market
Last month, AI-powered platform Perplexity partnered with Indian multinational telecommunications company Bharti Airtel to offer all Airtel customers a free 12-month subscription to Perplexity .That same month, Google announced free one-year subscriptions to its Google AI plan for Indian students aged 18 and over.
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