As artificial intelligence becomes more ingrained in our everyday lives, the idea of paying for an AI tool doesn't seem nearly as optional as it did just a few years ago. For casual use generating text or images, the free plan of most chatbots should be sufficient. But if you need AI for heavier or more complex use, you can quickly run into limitations. Free chatbot plans can also be restricted to older AI models.
Now that ChatGPT is beginning to show ads, people are undoubtedly looking to get rid of them, and the new $ 8-a-month Go plan won't cut it. If you're looking to upgrade your chatbot, you might want to consider other options. While all paid plans offer higher limits, some give you even more benefits.
Below, we'll break down how much each plan of some of the most popular chatbots around costs and what your hard-earned money actually gets you.
By the numbers
Here's a price breakdown of the most popular chatbots.
Chatbot premium pricing Chatbot Tier Monthly / Annual price ChatGPT Go $8 | No annual pricing ChatGPT Plus $20 | No annual pricing ChatGPT Pro $200 | No annual pricing Gemini Plus $8 | $80 / year Gemini AI Pro $20 | $200 / year Gemini AI Ultra $250 / No annual pricing Claude Pro $20 | $200 / year Claude Max $100 - $200 / No annual pricing Perplexity Pro $20 | $200 / year Perplexity Max $200 | $2,000 / year Copilot Personal $10 | $100 / year Copilot Family $13 | $130 / year Copilot Premium $20 | $200 / year Grok SuperGrok $30 | $300 Grok SuperGrok Heavy $300 | $3,000
ChatGPT Go, Plus and Pro
ChatGPT's premium pricing is straightforward and is easy to understand what its features and limitation are. Anadolu/Contributor/Getty Images
OpenAI's first paid tier, Go, is its newest plan. For only $8 a month, you'll get higher limits and more access across the board. That said, if you're looking to avoid ChatGPT's new ads, you won't be able to do so with this plan and will need to bump up to the next tier to go ad-free.
The second premium plan is ChatGPT Plus, which opens the doors to extended GPT-5 access and higher limits on messaging, uploads, data analysis and image generation. You'll also get advanced voice mode with video and screensharing, the ChatGPT agent, and limited access to Sora video generation.
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