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Ads in ChatGPT

OpenAI Help Center · help.openai.com

Which plans may see ads (Free and Go), which never do, and the settings that turn off ad personalisation.

The question it answers

  1. Is the free version of ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini enough, or should I pay?

Read with it

  1. OpenAI's own table of Free, Go, Plus and Pro: what each includes, from GPT-6 chats and memory to voice, projects and deep... chatgpt.com Tool ChatGPT Plans and Pricing OpenAI
  2. What the $8 Go plan adds over Free, that it may show ads, and that its Think option runs a lighter model than Plus. help.openai.com Guide What is ChatGPT Go? OpenAI Help Center
  3. The three Pro plans at $100, $200 and $500 a month and what the extra money buys, which is mostly more usage. help.openai.com Guide About ChatGPT Pro tiers OpenAI Help Center
  4. Anthropic's comparison of Claude Free, Pro and Max, including memory, voice mode and the number of projects each plan allows. claude.com Tool Plans & pricing | Claude Anthropic
  5. Google's comparison of the free Gemini app with AI Plus, Pro and Ultra, including which plans get the stronger models. gemini.google Tool Google AI Pro & Ultra: get access to Gemini 4 Argon & more Google
  6. A Wharton professor's regular guide: any free model for low-stakes questions, ChatGPT or Claude for real work, and where... oneusefulthing.org Article An opinionated guide to which AI to use to do stuff Ethan Mollick (One Useful Thing)
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