ChatGPT Plans & Product Lineup
About 5 minutes
ChatGPT’s product lineup is split between plans for individuals who want to start quickly and plans for organizations that need safer administration. Because Codex connects to a ChatGPT account, understanding the ChatGPT plan model helps you decide which Codex surfaces and limits are available.
This page reflects official information checked on June 7, 2026. Pricing, limits, regional availability, and promotions can change, so check ChatGPT pricing and the OpenAI Help Center before making a purchase or rollout decision.
Big Picture
Section titled “Big Picture”| Category | Main plans | Best fit |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | Free, Go, Plus, Pro | Learning, research, writing, personal development, small experiments |
| Team | Business, Business Codex | Company workspaces, admin controls, team development, Codex use |
| Large organization | Enterprise, Edu | Advanced administration, security, audit, education, full-organization deployment |
Free is the no-cost plan for trying ChatGPT. Depending on current availability and limits, it can include access to search, files, images, voice, deep research, and Codex, but with lower limits than paid plans.
It works well for short questions, learning support, simple writing, and trying AI workflows. If you need sustained development work or heavy file analysis, you may hit limits quickly.
Go is an individual plan available in some regions with broader usage than Free. Conditions are not necessarily identical everywhere, so confirm availability in your account’s pricing page.
It sits between Free and Plus. Consider it when you use ChatGPT regularly but do not need the larger limits of Plus or Pro.
Plus is the standard paid individual plan. It generally provides broader limits for messages, files, data analysis, image generation, voice, deep research, reasoning models, and related features than Free.
For personal development with Codex, Plus is often a practical starting point because it helps you learn how ChatGPT and Codex connect. If you run long agent tasks or multiple coding tasks every day, compare Pro and Business options too.
Pro is the higher-tier individual plan. It is for users who care about higher limits, stronger reasoning access, deep research, image generation, voice, and Codex capacity.
It fits research, design, long-document analysis, complex coding assistance, and other heavier workflows. It is aimed less at casual experimentation and more at people who rely on ChatGPT for regular work.
Business
Section titled “Business”Business is a workspace plan for teams. The key reasons to choose it are member management, admin settings, SAML SSO, MFA, team-oriented data protection, and connections to company tools.
In Business, ChatGPT is operated as an organization workspace rather than a purely personal account. It fits team use of internal documents, code, meeting notes, data analysis, Apps, company knowledge, and Codex.
Business Codex
Section titled “Business Codex”Business Codex is an option for development-focused teams that want Codex-centered workflows. Instead of starting from general chat features, it focuses on AI-powered software engineering, code review, cloud environments, worktrees, and multi-agent workflows.
Consider it when a development team wants to adopt a coding agent first. Its pricing and credit model can differ from Business ChatGPT & Codex, so verify the current official pricing page.
Enterprise
Section titled “Enterprise”Enterprise is the plan for larger organizations. It adds more advanced security, administration, audit, data retention, domain controls, role-based access control, support, and contracting options on top of the Business model.
When multiple departments are involved, sensitive information is in scope, or security and legal approval are required, Enterprise controls become important.
Edu is for educational institutions such as universities. It is designed around privacy and administration for students, faculty, and researchers.
It can support coursework, research, writing, programming education, and institutional knowledge workflows. Education deployments need both learning support and misuse controls.
How To Choose
Section titled “How To Choose”| Situation | First option to consider |
|---|---|
| I want to try ChatGPT | Free |
| I use ChatGPT regularly as an individual | Plus |
| I need high individual limits and heavier work | Pro |
| My team needs a secure workspace | Business |
| My development team primarily wants Codex | Business Codex or Business ChatGPT & Codex |
| My company needs governance, audit, and data controls | Enterprise |
| My institution is a university or school | Edu |
Relationship With Codex
Section titled “Relationship With Codex”OpenAI’s Help Center describes Codex as included across Free, Go, Plus, Pro, Business, Edu, and Enterprise plans. However, usage limits, credits, cloud tasks, and admin controls differ by plan.
Before using Codex, check three things:
- Whether Codex is enabled for your ChatGPT account or workspace
- Which entry point you want to use: CLI, IDE, web, or app
- Whether you only need local work or also need GitHub-connected cloud tasks
Summary
Section titled “Summary”- ChatGPT plans are grouped into individual, team, and large-organization options
- Free is for trying ChatGPT, Plus is the standard individual paid plan, and Pro is for heavier individual work
- Business, Enterprise, and Edu are about administration, security, and data protection, not just feature limits
- Codex connects to ChatGPT accounts, so plan limits and workspace settings matter
- Always verify current official terms before purchasing or rolling out a plan
See the references for the external specifications and background sources used on this page.[1][2]
References
Section titled “References”- OpenAI, Codex documentation
- OpenAI, OpenAI API documentation