OpenAI has launched a subscription to ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot that can generate various texts. So far, this is a pilot launch, and the subscription itself is available only to residents of the United States. ChatGPT Plus is priced at $20 per month, and for that money, the developer offers a number of benefits over the basic ChatGPT features, including priority bot access during peak hours, early access to new features, faster response times, and other improvements. In the near future, OpenAI will start sending out invitations to users on the waiting list, then plans to expand the subscription by adding other countries and regions. Free access to ChatGPT will remain.
OpenAI said they first wanted to learn more about the strengths and weaknesses of the system, so they collected feedback from millions of users and are ready to improve the chatbot. ChatGPT Plus may be the first of several subscriptions in the future. The company said in a statement that it is actively exploring options for cheaper plans for retail and enterprise customers, as well as data packages in addition to the API. Paid access will keep the free use of ChatGPT for more people.
OpenAI announced the launch of ChatGPT Plus in early January of this year. Then the company was only thinking about how to monetize its development, and offered users a ChatGPT Professional subscription option with prices and features for consideration. ChatGPT turned out to be a very successful project, the chatbot attracted media attention and spawned countless memes on social networks. As of early December, ChatGPT had over a million users, but the language model comes at a high cost. According to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, ChatGPT’s operating costs are huge.
OpenAI is under pressure to a certain extent, as Microsoft has invested billions of dollars in it, and the profits from products such as ChatGPT are not coming in. This year, the company expects to earn $ 200 million, which is negligible compared to how much money was invested in a startup. Microsoft is reportedly working on introducing OpenAI text generation technology into its Bing search engine, which will make it more competitive with Google. In the future, OpenAI plans to introduce the ChatGPT mobile app.
Source: Trash Box
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