Is ChatGPT free? What the free plan includes today
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What's free
Everyday text chats with no fixed message cap (with abuse protection). File uploads, image creation, voice and deep research are limited, with no numbers published.
OpenAI's own pages disagree on which model the free plan uses. In some countries the free plan shows ads.
⚠ The official pages disagree or don't give exact numbers, so double-check before you rely on this limit.
Details
| Account | not needed |
|---|---|
| Minimum age | 13+ |
| What it does | text, images, files, voice, code, web search |
| Paid plan | Go / Plus: $8 / $20 |
| Checked on | October 16, 2026 |
Checked by hand: the site doesn't allow automated reading or doesn't publish its limits. Official source for the limits
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Change history
No changes recorded since October 16, 2026.
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