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ChatGPT

OpenAI's AI assistant for writing, research, coding, images and everyday tasks.

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About ChatGPT

ChatGPT is OpenAI's AI assistant. You can chat by text or voice on the web, on desktop and on iOS and Android, upload files and images, ask for deep research, create images and keep a memory of your preferences. Paid plans add projects, scheduled tasks and custom GPTs, and give more access to Codex, a coding tool, and ChatGPT Work, which handles longer tasks on desktop, web and mobile.

There is a free plan. As at October 2026 the Free plan uses GPT-5.6 Luna for text chat and the Plus plan adds GPT-6 reasoning models. Go is a lower-cost step up with more messages, uploads and image creation, and it may include ads. Pro adds three usage tiers, maximum deep research and an always-on agent called Dot.

Business and Enterprise plans add single sign-on, admin controls and compliance features, and ChatGPT's pricing page lists data residency options that include Australia for its business and enterprise offering. On individual plans your content can be used to train models unless you opt out.

Our take

Good for
one all-round assistant covering writing, images, voice and research.
Skip it if
you need business-grade data controls without paying for a team plan.
The catch
the free plan limits access to the strongest models, and the best features sit on higher tiers.

Checked . Plans and limits change, so confirm them on the vendor's site before you buy.

Key Features

Chat by text or voice on the web, desktop and mobile, with unlimited text chats on the Free plan subject to abuse guardrails.
Deep research, image creation and file uploads, with limits that rise on paid plans.
Memory of your preferences and past chats, with larger limits on paid plans.
Projects, scheduled tasks and custom GPTs on the Plus plan and above.
Codex for coding and ChatGPT Work for longer tasks, with limited access on Free and expanded access on Plus.
Plugins connect ChatGPT to apps such as Gmail, Google Drive, Slack, Notion, Canva and Spotify, plus extensions for Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Google Sheets.
Business and Enterprise plans add single sign-on, admin controls and compliance features.

Use Cases

Draft and edit emails, proposals and reports from your own notes.
Research a topic with deep research and review the findings.
Upload a spreadsheet or document and ask for a summary or analysis.
Create images for social posts, presentations or mock-ups.
Write, explain and test code with Codex.