After gaining over 100 million users in record time, OpenAI has decided to offer a paid option for ChatGPT. Most users would have seen this coming a mile away.

The tool is popular, does an awesome job and lives up to the hype, most of the time. The creators are definitely going to monetize it.

Whenever something is free and good, you can bet the masses will rush to use it. Since resources are limited, in order to cope with the high demand, ChatGPT imposes limits on ‘free users’.

If you make too many requests within an hour, ChatGPT will not answer your prompt and ask you to return in an hour. This is to keep things fair and allow others to use the tool too.

However, as equitable as this may seem, when you’re in a rush and need to get a project done with ChatGPT’s assistance, waiting for an hour is just not going to cut it.

During times like these, you need ChatGPT Plus…

Once you’ve forked out $20 for the monthly subscription, you’ll be able to make unlimited requests/prompts on this marvelous AI tool. All limits will be removed and you can use it without any delays.

This is the main reason why most users pay for ChatGPT Plus.

If you’re using ChatGPT at least 3 times a week, it’ll make sense to pay for the Plus version.

For example, if you’re a freelance writer who uses this tool to generate quick research for your writing, you’ll know what an invaluable time-saver it is. The $20 you spend will earn you hundreds or even thousands over the course of a month.

Now, ChatGPT is a business cost that makes sense.

But if you’re not creating content frequently, paying monthly for a tool you don’t really use will be just an added cost in your business which yields no reward.

This is the most important factor to bear in mind when signing up for ChatGPT Plus.

Either you or someone you hire should be using it frequently enough to justify paying for it.

While $20 won’t break the bank, there’s no point in paying for something you barely use.