AI In Brief

New ‘ChatGPT’ features will cost you

Because of the associated costs, some features will initially only be available for paid members.

September 22, 2025 One Min Read

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman hinted at a slew of expensive, energy-consuming new features coming soon. So costly, in fact, that only those signed on to ChatGPT’s $200-a-month Pro plan will be able to use them and even then they may have to pay an extra fee. Altman assures us they’re working to bring the costs down ASAP.

Over the next few weeks, we are launching some new compute-intensive offerings. Because of the associated costs, some features will initially only be available to Pro subscribers, and some new products will have additional fees.

Our intention remains to drive the cost of…
— Sam Altman (@sama) September 21, 2025