ChatGPT Go for free? OpenAI just made it happen for all Indian users- details inside

The announcement was made by the company on October 28.

The free subscription will be applicable to all users including the existing ones.

Launched in August this year, ChatGPT Go is a budget-friendly upgrade to the free version of ChatGPT that offers expanded access to popular features.

It’s positioned between the free tier and the premium “Plus”/“Pro” tiers. 

ChatGPT Go is currently priced at ₹399/month in India.

The plan, which currently appears to be region-restricted, targeting price-sensitive markets rather than all global regions, provides higher message limits, image generation limits, file upload limits (roughly 10× more in some cases) compared to free.

Why is OpenAI targeting the Indian market?

After the US, India is currently the second largest market for ChatGPT with tens of millions of active monthly users.

OpenAI wants to tap into this huge, price-sensitive but tech-hungry demographic.

India is one of the fastest-growing AI skill hubs in the world, producing millions of developers, data scientists, and engineers.

Startups and education sectors are adopting AI tools rapidly from coding assistants to content generation.

OpenAI wants to embed ChatGPT as a daily productivity tool before local competitors like Google’s Gemini, Krutrim, or Sarvam gain dominance.

India introduces AI to classroom

The Union Ministry of Education has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing Artificial Intelligence and Computational Thinking (AI & CT) as essential components of future-ready education.

The Department of School Education & Literacy is supporting institutions such as CBSE, NCERT, KVS, and NVS, along with States and Union Territories, in designing a meaningful and inclusive curriculum under the broad ambit of the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF SE) 2023 through a consultative process.

Artificial Intelligence and Computational Thinking (AI & CT) will reinforce the concept of learning, thinking, and teaching, and will gradually expand towards the idea of “AI for Public Good.”

This initiative marks a nascent yet significant step towards the ethical use of AI to solve complex challenges, as the technology will be organically embedded from the foundational stage, beginning in Grade 3.

A stakeholder consultation was held on October 29, 2025, bringing together expert bodies including CBSE, NCERT, KVS, NVS, and external experts. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has constituted an expert committee chaired by Prof. Karthik Raman, IIT Madras, to develop the AI & CT curriculum.