OpenAI is giving ChatGPT free users unlimited text chats
What's happening
OpenAI will let ChatGPT free and Go tier users have unlimited text chats starting next week, removing the current rate limits that throttle heavy usage. The company is also rolling out an updated GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT and expanding access to GPT-5.6 Luna for free users. Free and Go users are additionally getting a new "think" button designed to handle complex queries.
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OpenAI is loosening limits and widening access to its newer GPT-5.6 models while adding features to improve complex-query handling.
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If you use ChatGPT for quick back-and-forths, the free tier just got a lot more useful: unlimited text chats and a new "think" button for hard questions starting next week, plus wider access to GPT-5.6 Luna and an improved GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT, here's what to try first and why it matters for everyday use.
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- ChatGPT brings unlimited text chats to free users
OpenAI said that ChatGPT free and Go users are also getting a new think button for complex queries.
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- OpenAI is giving ChatGPT free users unlimited text chats
OpenAI is making a big change for ChatGPT users on its free and Go tiers: Starting next week, users on those tiers will be able to have unlimited text chats with the chatbot, according to OpenAI. Right now, you may run into rate limits if you do too many text chats on those tiers, but […]
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I'm currently subscribed to ChatGPT Plus, but I'm starting to question whether it's still the best value. Chinese models seem to have reached frontier-level performance without the same price tag. OpenAI also made GPT-5.6 Luna around 80% cheaper than Sol, so I find myself using Luna for almost everything just to save credits. Because of that, it feels like I'm paying for Plus but rarely using the
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