Quick Verdict:
ChatGPT now runs on a seven tier ladder, from a free plan up to a $200 per month Pro plan, with a $20 Plus plan sitting where most people should land. Plus is the first tier that unlocks the GPT-5.6 flagship model, the ChatGPT Work agent, Sites, and full Codex access. Go at $8 is a real budget option but it does not get you the flagship model. Pro at $100 or $200 buys usage headroom, not extra features.
OpenAI has spent the past few months quietly rebuilding both its model lineup and its price list, and the two changes are tangled together in a way that is easy to miss.
The GPT-5.6 family landed in ChatGPT on July 9, with three models carrying names instead of numbers. The macOS ChatGPT app and the Codex app merged into one desktop app. A new mode called ChatGPT Work shipped. A hosted website builder called Sites appeared. And a second Pro tier showed up at half the price of the old one.
So the obvious question is worth asking again from scratch: how much does ChatGPT actually cost, and what does each tier really buy you?
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