ChatGPT

Name: ChatGPT
Author: OpenAI

by OpenAI4.8

ChatGPT is the default general-purpose assistant. Model switching across the GPT and o-series, native image generation, Advanced Voice Mode, web search, Code Interpreter and the GPTs store mean almost everything you might want from a chat AI is in one subscription.

Commercial use OK
Japanese UI
Free tier
Enterprise contract
SOC 2

Try ChatGPT on the official site$20/mo

Pricing: $20/mo
Free tier: Free tier
Vendor: OpenAI
Commercial use: Permitted
Japanese UI: Yes
Enterprise contract: Available
Compliance: SOC 2

What it is good for

General drafting, analysis and research in one place
Teams that want image, voice and code in a single subscription
Building shareable internal assistants with GPTs
Spreadsheet and data work through Code Interpreter

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

The widest feature surface of any chat AI
Clear upgrade path from Plus to Pro, Team and Enterprise
Native image generation and voice, no extra tools needed
Enterprise plan covers SOC 2 and opt-out of training by default

Trade-offs

On individual Plus, data is used for training unless you turn it off
Context window is smaller than Claude's for long-document work
Output quality varies noticeably between models

Editors' review

The default chat AI — image, voice, search and GPTs under one subscription

ChatGPT is the de facto standard, and the breadth is the reason. Model switching, DALL·E 3 and GPT Image for pictures, Advanced Voice Mode, ChatGPT Search for current information, Code Interpreter and Files for data work, and the GPTs store for packaged assistants — it covers the whole surface area that people expect from a chat AI.

Pricing scales cleanly: Plus at $20/mo to get started, Pro at $200/mo if you lean on reasoning models all day, Team at $25 per seat for small groups, and Enterprise on request. That ladder is a real advantage when a pilot has to turn into a rollout.

Two caveats worth knowing before you commit. On individual Plus, conversations feed training unless you switch it off. And for genuinely long documents the context window trails Claude's 200K, so document-heavy workflows often end up using both.

Verdict

The first choice when you want one assistant that does everything. If your work centres on code, long documents or precise Japanese, pair it with Claude rather than replacing it.

Compiled from official documentation and public sources, with our own editorial judgement. We do not publish figures we cannot source.