OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Go, an $8 Monthly Tier

OpenAI is adding a new entry point to its ChatGPT subscription lineup. According to OpenAI's official announcement, ChatGPT Go is rolling out globally at $8 per month, making it the company's lowest-cost paid tier.

According to OpenAI, Go includes 10x more messages, file uploads, and image creation than the free tier, along with longer memory and a larger context window. The plan runs on GPT-5.2 Instant, while higher tiers target heavier reasoning and power-user workloads.

According to OpenAI, the consumer lineup now includes:

ChatGPT Go at $8/month

ChatGPT Plus at $20/month

ChatGPT Pro at $200/month

According to OpenAI, Go first launched in India in August 2025 and expanded to 170 additional countries before this broader rollout. The company describes it as its fastest-growing plan.

OpenAI also said it plans to test ads in the free tier and ChatGPT Go in the US soon, while Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise will remain ad-free.

Our read: The $8 tier is a distribution move as much as a product move. It lowers the paid on-ramp in price-sensitive markets while giving OpenAI more room to scale monetization through both subscriptions and ad-supported usage.

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