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ChatGPT Review (2026): Plans, Models, Codex and Limits
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How we reviewed this: this review is based on OpenAI’s official pricing pages and help center, checked on the dates shown. We’ll add hands-on testing notes in a future update. We don’t give a score until we’ve tested a tool.
The short version
ChatGPT covers more ground than any other assistant: chat, image creation, voice, deep research, projects, custom GPTs and Codex, OpenAI’s coding agent. Most people will choose between Free, Go ($8) and Plus ($20). Prices checked on October 18, 2026 (OpenAI).
What it can do
From OpenAI’s pricing page (ChatGPT pricing):
- Chat with OpenAI’s GPT models
- Projects and custom GPTs for repeat work
- Image creation, voice and deep research
- Memory across conversations
- Scheduled tasks (Plus and up)
- ChatGPT Work on desktop, web and mobile (Plus and up)
- Codex, the coding agent, on every plan, with different limits
Plans, prices and models
| Plan | Price | Chat models | Codex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | GPT-5.6 Luna | Limited, in the desktop app |
| Go | $8/month | GPT-5.6 Luna. “May include ads” | Limited, in the desktop app |
| Plus | $20/month | GPT-6 Sol (Medium and High effort) | Web, CLI, IDE extension, iOS, Codex cloud |
| Pro | From $100/month ($100, $200, $500) | GPT-6 Sol (all levels) + GPT-6 Pro (Astra) | Currently no five-hour limit |
| Business | $20/user/month annually, $25 monthly | GPT-6 Sol (all levels) + GPT-6 Pro | Included |
Worth knowing:
- Free and Go have “unlimited everyday text chats, subject to abuse-prevention safeguards,” with separate limits on uploads, images and voice.
- Pro does “not include unlimited use of the GPT-6 Pro model.” There’s a weekly allowance.
- ChatGPT’s own pricing page didn’t show dollar amounts when we checked. Prices come from OpenAI’s Codex pricing page.
Codex, briefly
On Plus, Codex runs on the web, in a CLI, in an IDE extension and on iOS, plus Codex cloud. OpenAI publishes estimated message ranges per five-hour window, which it says “are not fixed message limits.” See Claude Code vs Codex.
Pros
- The widest feature set of any AI assistant we cover
- A real coding agent (Codex) included from the $20 plan
- A cheap $8 Go tier for light use
- Image creation and voice built in
Cons
- Go “may include ads”
- Model access differs a lot by plan: Plus doesn’t get the top GPT-6 Pro model in chat
- Pro’s GPT-6 Pro use is capped weekly
- The pricing page didn’t show prices when we checked
Who it’s for
- People who want one assistant for writing, research, images and voice
- Developers who want Codex without paying for a second subscription
Who should skip it
- Writers who live in long documents may prefer Claude. Compare both in ChatGPT vs Claude.
- People who already pay for Google One storage may get more from Gemini.
Our verdict
ChatGPT is the safest single subscription if you want one app for everything. Start on Free, move to Go if you hit limits, and pay for Plus when you want Codex or the stronger GPT-6 models.
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