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OpenAI just made ChatGPT Go available in the US.
The lighter version of ChatGPT's subscription costs $8 a month.
Aside from the free version, OpenAI now offers three paid tiers.
After testing a lighter subscription in India for four months, OpenAI just released ChatGPT Go in the US. This light version of the subscription-based ChatGPT Plus includes everything you get with the free version, plus extra perks, like unlimited chats with GPT-5.2 Instant. Users can now find the option to sign up for Go when they upgrade their ChatGPT plan.
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Compared to the free version of ChatGPT, the Go version includes unlimited chat access to GPT-5.2 Instant, the ability to create more images and upload more files, longer memory with a larger context window, access to extra features, and extended access to advanced data analysis. Among the extra features that ChatGPT Go users can access are projects, tasks, and custom GPTs.
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