ChatGPT Go at $8: how Free, Go, Plus and Pro plans compare

ZDNET reviewed OpenAI's ChatGPT tiers after the launch of ChatGPT Go, a new $8-per-month plan, and compared it with the Free, Plus ($20) and Pro ($200) subscriptions. The piece re-evaluates whether ChatGPT Plus remains the best middle option now that Go offers more capacity at a lower price.

According to ZDNET, the plans differ mainly by model access, feature limits and priority. Free users get the core features with tight caps (for example, about 10 GPT-5.2 messages every five hours, limited images and a few Deep Research tasks), Go expands those limits—OpenAI said Go provides "10x more" messages, file uploads and image creation than Free—and Plus raises limits further while granting earlier access to new models, legacy model selection, Codex coding tools, Sora video generation (limited to 5 seconds at 720p or 10 seconds at 480p for Plus), Agent runs (about 40 per month on Plus), and larger Deep Research and image quotas.

Pro is described as the top tier for power users, offering the highest caps, GPT-5.2 Pro, faster performance, longer videos and far larger agent and research allowances. ZDNET notes OpenAI plans to test ads in the US for logged-in adults on the Free and Go tiers while keeping Plus and Pro ad-free.

Pulse is available to Pro users now and is planned for Plus later, and many new features continue to appear for paid subscribers first.