{"id":387505,"date":"2026-01-02T20:09:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/387505\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T20:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:09:20","slug":"openai-is-offering-20-chatgpt-plus-for-free-to-some-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/387505\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI is offering $20 ChatGPT Plus for free to some users"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ChatGPT\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ChatGPT.jpg\" width=\"1600\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re already subscribed to ChatGPT Plus, which costs $20, you can request OpenAI to cancel your subscription, and it may offer one month of free usage.<\/p>\n<p>This change was first spotted by BleepingComputer over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>As a Flutter\/Dart developer, I&#8217;ve found Claude to be the best for my use cases, and I&#8217;ve almost stopped using ChatGPT, which is why I decided to cancel my subscription.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wiz.io\/lp\/ai-data-security-best-practices-cheat-sheet?utm_source=bleepingcomputer&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_campaign=FY26Q3_INB_Form_AI-Data-Security-Best-Practices&amp;sfcid=701Py00000SmgsrIAB&amp;utm_term=FY26Q4-bleepingcomputer-970x250&amp;utm_content=AI-Data-Security-BP\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AI-Data-Security-970x250.png\" alt=\"Wiz\" style=\"margin-top: 0px;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GPT free\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GPT-free.jpg\" width=\"1280\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When I opened ChatGPT and tried to cancel the subscription, OpenAI offered me one month of ChatGPT Plus at no cost.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GPT\" height=\"650\" width=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot 2025-12-31 014651.png\" class=\"b-lazy\"\/>ChatGPT Plus for free<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSource: BleepingComputer<\/p>\n<p>The next renewal automatically switched to free ($0\/month), and now I&#8217;ll need to pay again after the offer ends (around late Feb 2026).<\/p>\n<p>If nothing changes after Feb 17, 2026, my plan would switch back to the normal paid price, so the safest place to check is the Manage button under Payment.<\/p>\n<p>This offer is valid in several regions, and it&#8217;s being gradually rolled out.<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wiz.io\/lp\/secrets-security-cheat-sheet?utm_source=bleepingcomputer&amp;utm_medium=display&amp;utm_campaign=FY26Q3_INB_FORM_Secret-Security-Sprawl-to-Control&amp;sfcid=701Py00000T0tF9IAJ&amp;utm_term=FY26Q4-bleepingcomputer-article-ad&amp;utm_content=Secrets-Security\" 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