OpenAI has quietly raised the price of ChatGPT Plus and Pro plans in India. Previously, ChatGPT users in India who wanted access to advanced features had to pay in dollars, but now the company has introduced these paid plans in Rupees.
While it is now easier for ChatGPT users to subscribe to its paid plans, Indian customers will have to pay significantly more than they used to. To give you a quick recap, ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscription plans were priced at $20 and $200, which approximately amounted to Rs 1,750 and Rs 17,500, respectively.
But now that OpenAI has introduced Indian pricing for these plans, ChatGPT users will have to shell out Rs 1,999 and Rs 19,900. The increased prices are also applicable to those looking to subscribe to the company’s Team and Business plans will also have to pay more than they previously did.
This means both ChatGPT Plus and Pro users will have to pay around 14 per cent more every month to access the AI chatbot’s advanced features. When OpenAI CEO Sam Altman visited India last year, several startup founders and developers had pointed out that the high cost associated with ChatGPT paid plans was one of the barriers to wider adoption.
The AI startup was also reportedly working on a much cheaper Go plan, which was expected to be announced alongside GPT-5, but there are no signs of the pocket-friendly plan till now.
ChatGPT is quite popular amongst Indians, but other players like Perplexity AI and Google Gemini are offering access to their paid plans for free to customers and students. While Perplexity is giving away one year of free Pro access to Airtel users, Google’s premium Gemini AI plans come with some benefits, like additional cloud storage and services like YouTube Premium.
According to app intelligence firm Appfigures, ChatGPT has generated more than $2 billion in global consumer spending since its launch in May 2023. Compared to other AI chatbots like Claude, Copilot and Grok, ChatGPT has earned more than 30 times the combined lifetime spending of its rivals.
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Figures also reveal that, in 2025, ChatGPT’s mobile app made $1.35 billion, recording 673 per cent more than the previous year. To give you an estimate, the app is generating almost $193 million per month.
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