OpenAI Reportedly Planning $200/Month ChatGPT Pro Subscription

OpenAI Reportedly Planning $200/Month ChatGPT Pro Plan

OpenAI may be gearing up to launch a new premium subscription tier, ChatGPT Pro, priced at $200 per month. This new plan is rumored to offer enhanced features and unlimited access to OpenAI's most advanced models, including its "o1" reasoning model and GPT-4o.

Key Details of the Leaked ChatGPT Pro Plan:

Unlimited Access to Advanced Models: Subscribers would reportedly gain unlimited access to all of OpenAI's models, including the full version of its "o1" reasoning model, a distilled version called "o1-mini," and the recently released GPT-4o.
"o1" Reasoning Model: This model is designed to fact-check itself, helping to avoid common pitfalls of AI models. It reasons through tasks by planning and performing actions to derive answers, though this process can be more time-consuming.
Advanced Voice Mode: The Pro plan would include unlimited access to ChatGPT's human-like conversational feature.
"o1 Pro Mode": This mode is expected to utilize more computational resources to provide the best possible answers for complex questions, potentially involving longer reasoning times.
Pricing: The leaked page suggests a price of $200 per month, with regional variations in GBP and EUR. This would make it ten times the cost of the current ChatGPT Plus subscription.
Prorated Credits: Users upgrading from ChatGPT Plus to Pro would receive prorated credits for the remaining subscription period.

Potential for GPT-4.5 Mentioned

In addition to the ChatGPT Pro details, a separate leaked web page also hinted at the upcoming GPT-4.5 model. This page suggested that subscribers to the ChatGPT Team plan would soon receive access to a "limited preview" of GPT-4.5. However, this reference was later removed.

Context and Market Positioning:

"12 Days of OpenAI" Event: The potential announcement comes as OpenAI is expected to host its "12 Days of OpenAI" event, a series of daily announcements.
Market Trends: The rumored pricing and feature set for ChatGPT Pro suggest OpenAI is aiming to capture a higher-end market segment, potentially targeting power users and businesses with demanding AI needs.
Competition: This move could be a response to increasing competition in the AI chatbot space, with companies like Google and Anthropic also developing advanced AI models and subscription services.
Past Rumors: Price hikes for premium ChatGPT services have been rumored for some time, with projections suggesting ChatGPT Plus could cost $44 per month by 2029.

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