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ChatGPT Explores Weekly and Lifetime Subscriptions to Expand User Access

Salman Akhtar
Last updated: 10 May 2025 02:13
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ChatGPT is testing new ways to let users pay for its AI services. Code found in the app shows plans for weekly, yearly, and lifetime subscriptions. Right now, users pay $20 a month or $200 a month for more features. The new options could help people save money and use ChatGPT for short projects.

What the New Subscriptions Could Look Like

Weekly Plan for Quick Jobs

A weekly plan would be perfect for people who need ChatGPT for a short time. For example:

  • Students writing a big paper in one week
  • Small businesses creating ads for a sale
  • Coders finishing a project fast

You could pay for a week, use ChatGPT a lot, then stop paying.

Lifetime Plan: Pay Once, Use Forever

A lifetime plan is surprising. Most apps charge monthly, but this would let you pay once and use ChatGPT forever. However, experts wonder if this is possible. Running AI costs a lot over time, and prices for computers and energy might go up.

If offered, this could be good for:

  • People who use ChatGPT every day for years
  • Companies that want to budget once instead of monthly
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Why ChatGPT Needs New Payment Options

Running ChatGPT is expensive. Every question you ask uses powerful computers. OpenAI (ChatGPT’s maker) spends more money than it makes. New subscriptions could help by:

  • Bringing in users who cannot afford $20 a month
  • Letting people try ChatGPT without long-term plans
  • Competing with free AI tools from Google and Meta

Problems With New Subscriptions

What We Still Do Not Know

  1. Prices: How much will weekly or lifetime plans cost?
  2. Fairness: Will lifetime users get updates if ChatGPT improves?
  3. Trust: Can OpenAI keep ChatGPT running for decades?

Some users worry a lifetime plan might stop working if the company has money problems.

What People Are Saying

Online, users have mixed feelings. Some love the idea:

  • “I’d pay $100 once to use ChatGPT forever!”
  • “Weekly plans would help me budget better.”

Others are unsure:

  • “Lifetime sounds too good to be true.”
  • “What if ChatGPT gets worse over time?”
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How This Affects You

Now, if you use ChatGPT, these plans you can save money. Students and small businesses may enjoy the most benefits. Even the users for free could be happier if more people modify the settings to paying. For the present, take a look at the updates on ChatGPT’s website. Try out the new plans may take several months.

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