by OpenAI
The Launchpad take
Conversational AI assistant, content generation, image/video via GPT Image 1.5 and Sora 2
General Q&A; writing drafts; brainstorming; code debugging; image generation; document analysis; tutoring
Best for
USD, as of 2026-10-24. Pro tier details from OpenAI's Pro help article: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9793128-about-chatgpt-pro-tiers. The Go ads line is from https://chatgpt.com/pricing.
| Plan | Price | Key limits |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/month | |
| Go | $8/month | May include ads |
| Plus | $20/month | |
| Pro 100 | $100/month | Billed monthly only |
| Pro 200 | $200/month | Billed monthly only |
| Pro 500 | $500/month | Billed monthly only; only Pro tier with Ultrafast |
| Business | $20/user/month | Billed annually, 2+ users; $25 per user/month billed monthly |
| Enterprise / Edu | Contact sales |
Prices checked 2026-10-24
Works with
Outputs
How to use ChatGPT on phones and tablets.
Slack, Discord, Browse/Code Interpreter, thousands of GPTs
Last verified Oct 24, 2026. Figures that could not be confirmed on an official vendor page are marked unverified — we do not guess.
Best for: Paid ChatGPT users and API developers with the hardest work — research, long coding, and multi-step computer use.
ChatGPT Plus: Astra in Work and Codex. Pro $100/$200, Business, and Enterprise: GPT-6 Pro in Chat (workspace permissions may apply). Not on Free or Go.
Source: GPT-6 Astra model pageBest for: API and ChatGPT Work/Codex users who want strong results without Astra’s price.
OpenAI help: GPT-6.1 Sol is a ChatGPT Work and Codex model, not regular Chat. It is rolling out on eligible paid plans; exact plan list depends on rollout and workspace settings.
Source: GPT-6.1 Sol model pageBest for: Existing API work built on GPT-6 Sol; new work should start on GPT-6.1 Sol.
OpenAI's ChatGPT docs list GPT-6 Sol for ChatGPT Work and Codex on paid plans. OpenAI's pages disagree on whether it also powers regular Chat, so check your model picker.
Source: GPT-6 Sol model pageBest for: Lots of short, cheap jobs — classification, drafts, and bulk API calls.
OpenAI help: GPT-6 Luna is a ChatGPT Work and Codex model, not regular Chat. Free/Go ChatGPT model names in the main Chat picker are a separate list (unverified here beyond the GPT-6 help article).
Source: GPT-6 Luna model pageBest for: Existing API integrations that are not ready to move to GPT-6.
Retired from ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work and Codex on 14 Oct 2026. API access is unaffected.
Source: GPT-5.5 model page| Version | Context | Max out | API in / 1M | API out / 1M | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GPT-6 Astra Current gpt-6-astra | 1.05M | 128K | $10 / 1M | $50 / 1M | GPT-6 Astra model page |
GPT-6.1 Sol Current gpt-6.1-sol | 1.05M | 128K | $2 / 1M | $10 / 1M | GPT-6.1 Sol model page |
GPT-6 Sol Current gpt-6-sol | 1.05M | 128K | $2 / 1M | $10 / 1M | GPT-6 Sol model page |
GPT-6 Luna Current gpt-6-luna | 1.05M | 128K | $0.1 / 1M | $0.5 / 1M | GPT-6 Luna model page |
GPT-5.5 Prior gen gpt-5.5 | 1.05M | 128K | $5 / 1M | $30 / 1M | GPT-5.5 model page |
by Anthropic
Coding, analysis, writing assistant
Good for writing & conversation
Free-plan details
Chat on web, desktop and mobile; search the web, create files and run code; memory across conversations; connect apps and tools; Artifacts; Claude Design, Slides and Docs; up to 5 Projects.
Paid options: $17/month
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Good for writing & conversation
Free-plan details
Practically unlimited basic searches, 3 Pro Searches a day, 1 Research query a month and limited basic file uploads; no advanced AI models or image generation.
Paid options: $10/month
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Fact-checking, conversational AI, images/video on X platform
Good for writing & conversation
Free-plan details
limited, exact limit not published
Paid options: $8/month
Source · checked 2026-10-14 ↗Meet the toolby Google DeepMind
Multimodal AI, research, images, video, long-context analysis
Good for writing & conversation
Free-plan details
Free with a Google Account: Gemini app with the Flash-Lite model, image generation and editing, Deep Research, Gemini Live, Canvas and Gems; 15 GB of cloud storage
Paid options: $4.99/month
Source · checked 2026-10-26 ↗Meet the tool
