OpenAI Offers Free ChatGPT Go for One Year to All Users in India

Why It Matters

The free‑year offer aims to boost adoption and monetization in OpenAI’s second‑largest market, countering low in‑app revenue and intensifying competition from rivals like Perplexity and Google.

Summary

OpenAI will give all users in India a free one‑year subscription to its ChatGPT Go plan if they sign up during a promotion that begins on November 4. The offer applies to new and existing ChatGPT Go subscribers, a tier that costs under $5 per month and provides ten times the usage of the free version along with enhanced memory and image generation. OpenAI launched ChatGPT Go in India in August, but revenue from paid plans has been modest, generating only $3.6 million from 29 million downloads in the preceding 90 days. The promotion coincides with OpenAI’s DevDay Exchange conference in Bengaluru, where the company expects to unveil India‑specific initiatives for developers and enterprises.