📊 Quick Facts
Pricing Modelfreemium
Categorychat
Users700M+ weekly
Founded2015
HQSan Francisco, CA, USA
Employees1,500+
Monthly Visits1.5B+
LanguagesEnglish,Spanish,French,German,Japanese,Chinese,Korean,Arabic,Portuguese,Italian,50+ languages
PlatformWeb, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, API
DeploymentCloud
Last Verified2026-08-06
📝 About ChatGPT
OpenAI's flagship AI chatbot powered by GPT-5.5, supporting advanced reasoning, code generation, and image generation. GPT-5.5 Instant is now the default free model with 52% lower hallucination rate.
💰 Pricing
Free: GPT-4o mini; Plus: $20/mo; Pro: $200/mo
✨ Key Features
🏷️ Tags
⚖️ Pros & Cons
✓ Pros
- Industry-leading AI technology with proven track record
- Comprehensive feature set for diverse use cases
- Strong integration ecosystem and developer community
- Excellent performance and reliability at scale
✗ Cons
- Premium features require paid subscription
- Learning curve for advanced functionality
- Limited offline capabilities in cloud-dependent workflows
- May require technical expertise for optimal configuration
🎯 Use Cases
• chat
• coding
• writing
• research
• productivity
✔ Best For
🧠 Models
- GPT-5.5
- GPT-5.5-Instant
- GPT-5.5-Cyber
🔗 Integrations
📈 Benchmarks
MMLU: 86.4%:
HumanEval: 90.2%:
GSM8K: 92.0%:
MATH: 76.6%:
🔀 Alternatives
⚖️ Comparisons
📅 History
Nov 2022 Initial Release - ChatGPT launches to the public, revolutionizing conversational AI
Mar 2023 GPT-4 Integration - GPT-4, plugins, and web browsing introduced
May 2024 GPT-4o Launch - GPT-4o multimodal model and Advanced Voice Mode released
Sep 2024 o1 Reasoning Models - o1 and o1-mini reasoning models for complex problem solving
Dec 2024 o3 & o4-mini - Next-gen reasoning models o3 and o4-mini released via API
Feb 2025 GPT-4.1 Family - GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, GPT-4.1 nano with 1M context
May 2025 GPT-5 Launch - GPT-5 model family with Instant and Thinking modes
Feb 2026 GPT-4o Deprecation in ChatGPT - GPT-4o and GPT-4.1 deprecated in ChatGPT (API retains access); GPT-5.5 becomes default
May 2026 GPT-5.5 Pro & Deep Research GA - GPT-5.5 Pro, Deep Research agent generally available
🇨🇳 China Insight
ChatGPT is not available in mainland China. Users typically access it via VPN. Popular local alternatives include DeepSeek, Qwen, and Kimi.
🔒 Data & Compliance
Data PolicyData used for model improvement unless opted out. Enterprise API data not used for training.
ComplianceSOC 2 Type II,GDPR,CCPA
Content ModerationAI-powered content filtering with human review.
Data Retention30 days for API
💬 Reviews
G2: 4.7/5 (1,500+ reviews),Trustpilot: 4.3/5
