ChatGPT Go worldwide and ads testing
ChatGPT Go launches worldwide at $8 a month and OpenAI announces ad tests for the free and Go tiers in the US.
Low-cost tier (already in 171 countries since 2025-08) adds messaging, image creation, uploads and memory. Ads principles are answer independence, conversation privacy, user control and no optimization for time spent. Ads expanded to Europe (2026-08-18) and Southeast Asia and Taiwan (2026-09-23).
- Date
- Friday, 16 January 2026
- Lab
- OpenAI
- Kind
- product
- Access
- app only
- Price
- Go $8/month; Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise stay ad-free
Figures
| Measure | Value | Measured by |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT Go price | $8 per month US and worldwide | company |
Business-model change rather than a research release; included because it funds the free tier that serves frontier models. Later expansion dates come from OpenAI news titles.
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