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ChatGPT Go is now available in IndiaThe budget subscription, which costs less than $5\/\u00a35 could come to more countries soonDoes ChatGPT Go mean the beginning of more paywalls to access AI?<\/p>\n

OpenAI just launched a brand new budget subscription tier for ChatGPT<\/a>, called Go.<\/p>\n

ChatGPT Go is the first time the company has offered a subscription plan for less than ChatGPT Plus’ $20\/\u00a320 a month, providing an option for users who need more than the limited free option, yet don’t want to fork out the hefty fee for Plus.<\/p>\n

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With any new subscription, there’s lots of information to sink your teeth into, so we’ve pulled together the five biggest things you need to know about ChatGPT Go.<\/p>\n

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1. It’s only available in India (for now)<\/p>\n

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ChatGPT Go is currently only available in India. Wait, wait, before you stop reading, hear me out: OpenAI’s support page hints at the budget plan coming to other countries as well: “This subscription is initially available in India only. Other countries and regions may be eligible in the future.”<\/p>\n

I suspect OpenAI is testing the waters before launching a budget plan in countries like Australia, the US, and the UK. In India, ChatGPT GO is priced at \u20b9399 a month ($4.60). Considering the Plus plan costs \u20b91,999 (about $23) a month, we can suspect a similar price point should this plan ever make it to the West.<\/p>\n

2. More, more, more<\/p>\n

The main benefit of ChatGPT Go is higher rate limits, which, Head of ChatGPT, Nick Turley says, gives subscribers “more access to ChatGPT’s most popular features.”<\/p>\n

These include 10x higher message limits, 10x more image generations, and 10x more file uploads.<\/p>\n

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We just launched ChatGPT Go in India, a new subscription tier that gives users in India more access to our most popular features: 10x higher message limits, 10x more image generations, 10x more file uploads, and 2x longer memory compared with our free tier. All for Rs. 399. \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3August 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

3. Better memory<\/p>\n

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In Turley’s announcement of ChatGPT Go’s arrival, he said the new subscription tier has “2x longer memory compared with the free tier”, which means those who pay the small fee will have a more reliable ChatGPT experience.<\/p>\n

Memory in any chatbot<\/a> is incredibly important, allowing you to reference past conversations and prompt the AI to remember things that are important.<\/p>\n

Adding a longer memory is a big deal for those wanting to increase the ability of ChatGPT without spending a large amount of money on ChatGPT Plus.<\/p>\n

4. No 4o access<\/p>\n

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ChatGPT Plus subscribers get access to legacy models such as the incredibly popular GPT-4o. ChatGPT Go subscribers, however, do not get access to the older AI models and are instead limited to GPT-5.<\/p>\n

In my opinion, this is a faux pas from OpenAI, especially considering the backlash to the latest GPT-5 model and the clamouring from users to revert to 4o.<\/p>\n

Limiting 4o to ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers is bad enough, but not including it in the budget-friendly ChatGPT Go tier feels like a misstep.<\/p>\n

5. No Sora, no Gmail<\/p>\n

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GPT-4o isn’t the only thing missing from ChatGPT Go. In fact, ChatGPT Go subscribers will also not get access to OpenAI’s video generation tool Sora.<\/p>\n

That’s not all, Go subscribers can’t access Connectors either, which means you won’t be able to use ChatGPT with popular apps such as Gmail or Google Calendar.<\/p>\n

A sign of what’s to come?<\/p>\n

ChatGPT Go might be region-locked at the moment, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see the budget subscription come to more countries in the very near future.<\/p>\n

I really worry that this is the start of paywalling ChatGPT, even more so than it currently is. I’ve found that ChatGPT’s free tier is becoming increasingly limited, and by offering a middle ground like Go between the free option and Plus, OpenAI will be hoping more users are willing to pay to access AI.<\/p>\n

You better believe that if ChatGPT Go is successful in India, then it will be available in bigger markets soon. That said, I’m not sure that’s a good thing.<\/p>\n

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