OpenAI’s ChatGPT Go free annual subscription rolls out in India

OpenAI’s new low-cost subscription offering is now available in India for free, as part of the AI company’s initiative to reach out to more users in the country.

ChatGPT Go, which is OpenAI’s budget ₹399/month plan, will be free for users in India for a year starting on Tuesday (November 4, 2025) for users signing up then, OpenAI had announced last month.

Those who already have ChatGPT Go will also get the offering for free for 12 months.

Free access is being offered for a limited time period.

“Ahead of our first DevDay Exchange event in India, we’re making ChatGPT Go freely available for a year to help more people across India easily access and benefit from advanced AI,” Nick Turley, VP and head of ChatGPT at OpenAI, had said in a statement last month.

A ChatGPT Go subscription includes features that come with the Free plan, as well as extended access to GPT-5, extended access to image generation, extended access to file uploads, extended access to advanced data analysis, longer memory for more personalised responses, and access to projects, tasks, or custom GPTs, per an official OpenAI document.

OpenAI is gradually increasing its presence in India, as it sets up its first Indian office in Delhi and prepares to hire Indian talent. The company has also put out advertisements both online and offline.

In August, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called India’s AI adoption “amazing to watch.” He said that ChatGPT users grew 4x in the past year, and that OpenAI would invest “much more” in India.