Write and rephrase
You describe what you need, and it proposes a draft. Then you ask for shorter, firmer, or warmer, as many times as it takes.
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ChatGPT pricing, use cases, and first steps
ChatGPT is an assistant you write or talk to the way you would a coworker. It drafts, summarizes, searches the web, reads your files, and creates images. Since July 2026, it has three modes: “Chat” for conversation, “Work” for handing it a complete job, and “Codex” for building code.
ChatGPT has a free plan. The recommended plan to start with: Plus, $20 per month. Prices checked on October 5, 2026 on the vendor’s official page.
ChatGPTThe all-purpose assistant: write, search, analyze, create- Vendor
- OpenAI (United States)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Recommended plan
- Plus, $20 per month
- In the European Union
- Partly available
- Page checked on
- October 5, 2026
What ChatGPT does
Who it’s for: everyone at the office. It is the first tool to try when you are starting out.
Read your files and spreadsheets
You give it a PDF, a Word file, or a spreadsheet. It summarizes it, answers your questions about it, and draws charts from your numbers.
Search the web, all the way to a full report
It searches the internet and cites its sources. With deep research, it runs one search after another on its own and delivers a structured report you can export to Word or PDF.
Also
- Talk out loud
- Create and edit images
- In Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Sheets
- Work: hand it a complete job
- Scheduled tasks
ChatGPT pricing
OpenAI publishes its prices in dollars. On the French App Store, we found €7.99 per month for Go and €22.99 for Plus. The exact price is shown when you pay.
| Plan | Price | Who it’s for |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Exploring, occasional use |
| Go | $8 per month | Light daily use, small budget |
| Plus Recommended to start | $20 per month | The right choice for an employee who uses it every day |
| Pro | from $100 per month | Heavy use, all day long |
| Business | $25 per user per month ($20 if billed yearly) | Any team that handles company data |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Large organizations |
What the free plan includes
Unlimited text conversations. Files, images, voice, and deep research with a limit. Three scheduled tasks according to OpenAI’s help center (the pricing page lists them only from Go up). Ads may appear.
Nova’s advice
Start for free. Move to Plus the day you hit the limits every week, or if you want “Work” mode everywhere. For company data, ask your employer for a Business plan instead: your conversations there are not used for training.
Free or paid: how usage is counted
Writing is unlimited, even on the free plan. Images, files, voice, and deep research have a limit that refills.
A first try, in 5 minutes
Your data. On personal plans, your conversations can be used to train the models unless you turn that setting off.
What it does less well
- It can be confidently wrong: a number, a date, a quote. Always check what matters.
- The Free and Go plans may show ads.
Get answers from a sales exportChatGPT- Open chatgpt.com or the app, and stay in “Chat” mode.
- Click the + button to the left of the message box and choose an Excel or CSV file with no sensitive data.
- Paste the prompt below and send it.
- Then ask: “Make me a chart of sales by month.”
- Check two figures against your original file before you reuse them.
The prompt to copy
Here is a sales export. Give me the three trends to remember, in plain sentences. Flag any rows that look abnormal to you, and tell me which columns you are relying on.
Jobs that use ChatGPT
In the starter kit for 44 jobs.
Alternatives to ChatGPT
Claude
For long documents and polished Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files.
Gemini
If your company works in Gmail, Docs, and Sheets.
Microsoft Copilot
If your company works in Microsoft 365.
Mistral Vibe
The assistant from Mistral, a French company.
Perplexity
For short answers that always come with their sources.
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Frequently asked questions about ChatGPT
How much does ChatGPT cost?
Free: $0; Go: $8 per month; Plus: $20 per month; Pro: from $100 per month; Business: $25 per user per month ($20 if billed yearly). Prices checked on October 5, 2026 on the vendor’s official page.
Can you use ChatGPT for free?
Yes. Unlimited text conversations. Files, images, voice, and deep research with a limit. Three scheduled tasks according to OpenAI’s help center (the pricing page lists them only from Go up). Ads may appear.
What happens to my data with ChatGPT?
On personal plans, your conversations can be used to train the models unless you turn that setting off.
What are the alternatives to ChatGPT?
Claude: For long documents and polished Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files. Gemini: If your company works in Gmail, Docs, and Sheets. Microsoft Copilot: If your company works in Microsoft 365. Mistral Vibe: The assistant from Mistral, a French company. Perplexity: For short answers that always come with their sources.
Official pages consulted
Page checked on October 5, 2026. Brands are named to identify the tools. No affiliation.