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OpenAI will start charging $200 per month for access to a particularly powerful version of ChatGPThe said.
The “Pro” subscription level costs $200 per month, the same in British pounds, and is aimed specifically at a small selection of users who need to ask ChatGPT a lot of questions or want to give it more time to think, said its general manager.
After the announcement, OpenAI boss Sam Altman stressed that the company expects the existing highest tier to remain attractive to most of its users. The new model uses the same template as the Plus tier – which costs $20 per month – but comes with unlimited access and the ability to “think even more” for more complex questions.
OpenAI said the new subscription would also include access to a range of its other tools, including an even more powerful version of o1 called o1 pro mode, which the tech company said “used more compute to think harder and provide even better answers to problems.” most difficult problems.
As part of the announcement, it was confirmed that o1 was now also out of preview and that the new subscription would also include access to ChatGPT’s existing models and its voice mode.
“As AI advances, it will solve increasingly complex and critical problems. It also requires a lot more compute to power these capabilities,” the company said in a blog post.
“Today we’re adding ChatGPT Pro, a $200 monthly plan that provides scalable access to the best of OpenAI’s models and tools.
“This plan includes unlimited access to our smartest model, OpenAI o1, as well as o1-mini, GPT-4o and Advanced Voice.
“It also includes o1 pro mode, a version of o1 that uses more computing to think harder and provide even better answers to the toughest problems.
“In the future, we plan to add more powerful, compute-intensive productivity features to this plan.
“ChatGPT Pro offers researchers, engineers and others who use research-quality intelligence every day a way to accelerate their productivity and stay at the forefront of AI advancements.”
The announcement came on the first day of what the company calls “12 Days of OpenAI,” where, in the run-up to Christmas, the company will make a series of announcements regarding new features, applications, products and releases. up to date.
The pricey new subscription tier comes as the AI startup reportedly faces pressure from investors to cut its losses and increase revenue, as infrastructure around building and training AI models is notoriously expensive.
In October, it was announced that OpenAI had raised $6.6 billion in a new funding round, and the company’s investors hope to see the AI company continue to grow.