ChatGPT Plus shall be free to entry for choose customers over the following few weeks, OpenAI introduced on Friday. The AI agency’s ChatGPT Plus subscription tier sometimes prices $20 (roughly Rs. 1,700) monthly, however eligible customers will not must pay for entry to OpenAI’s deep analysis and a number of reasoning fashions and restricted entry to Sora video era. The lowest paid subscription plan lifts limits on messaging or file uploads, and picture era, whereas additionally providing restricted entry to Sora video era.
ChatGPT Plus Free Access for Students to Remain Available Through May
In a publish on X (previously Twitter), CEO Sam Altman introduced that the corporate will provide college students within the US and Canada free entry to ChatGPT Plus. This is a part of a restricted promotion that provides entry to the paid subscription without spending a dime, till the tip of May, and particulars of the promotion can be found on the corporate’s assist web site.
chatgpt plus is free for school college students within the US and canada by way of could!
— Sam Altman (@sama) April 3, 2025
In order to avail of the scholar promotion, college students have to be enrolled at a degree-granting faculty within the US or Canada. OpenAI requires customers to confirm their pupil standing by way of SheerID’s safe verification system earlier than claiming entry to the complimentary ChatGPT Plus subscription. Students who’re already paying for the service will get two months of entry at no further value.
ChatGPT Plus Subscription Plan Benefits, Features
The free model of ChatGPT already affords entry to ChatGPT-4o mini, together with restricted entry to GPT-4o and o3-mini fashions, whereas the Plus subscription affords entry to deep analysis and a number of reasoning fashions. These embrace o1, o3-mini, and o3-mini-high. The paid subscription additionally affords entry to a analysis preview of the GPT-4.5 mannequin that was introduced in February.
ChatGPT Plus additionally lets customers add extra recordsdata, ship extra messages, and generate extra photographs than customers on the free tier. Subscribers even have entry to the superior voice mde with assist for video and screensharing.
OpenAI additionally permits ChatGPT Plus subscribers to create customized GPTs and allows customers to check out upcoming options on the platform. A subscription to ChatGPT Plus additionally grants restricted entry to Sora video era, which is not out there on the free tier.