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OpenAI · ASSISTANT PROFILE · PROFILE CHECK: 8 October 2026

ChatGPT

Broad general-purpose assistant

PRODUCT BOUNDARY

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This page covers the assistant and its plan-dependent workflow. Record the selected model, account and tools separately; its product name is not an API model ID.

Plan access, trials and eligibility.

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ChatGPT

OpenAI lists a Free ChatGPT tier. Uploads, image creation, data analysis and GPTs have their own limits; check API billing separately.

Limit: A free account is not proof of access to every model, work feature or tool allowance.

The UK appears on the ChatGPT supported-country list. Account and feature conditions still apply.

Access checked 2 October 2026. Scope: Consumer free access and supported-country listing.

EDITORIAL VERDICT

A shortlist candidate for mixed writing, research, coding and image workflows. GPT-6 Intelligent UI is rolling out in Chat: paid tiers use Sol and Free/Go use Luna; Pro reasoning excludes Intelligent UI, and Work/Codex models are unchanged by this release. Check the exact plan, product surface and UK feature availability. The new visual-ad placement has a separate access and measurement boundary; independent same-work testing is pending and no HubAI Score is assigned.

BEST FOR

Everyday work, research, writing, coding and multimodal assistants

PRICE STRUCTURE

Free consumer entry; paid Go, Plus, Pro, Business and Enterprise routes. No GBP amount was exposed in the public page checked; obtain the signed-in UK checkout quote. API billing is separate; advertising uses separate campaign billing terms. · Recorded check: 15 October 2026. Currency and UK VAT to confirm.

ACCESS

Free access has feature limits; GPT-6 Intelligent UI expansion to Free/Go starts 8 October, with individual UK account entitlement unverified. The new visual advertising format is a planned US test, not a UK trial entitlement.

DATA STATUS

Plan and feature packaging changes frequently. Re-check the official product before procurement.

WORKFLOW FIT

Where this model enters the shortlist.

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STRENGTHS+ Multiple writing, research and creative workflows in one product+ Free entry route for a bounded evaluation+ Broad ecosystem and multimodal features
WATCH-OUTS− Capability and usage depend on plan and product surface− New visual-ad format is not confirmed for UK accounts− Supplier control descriptions still need workflow verification
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