It sure looks like ChatGPT Free is getting ads soon

OpenAI has put a lot of work lately into improving the free tier of ChatGPT. Users who want to test the chatbot don't need to pay $20/month, and they can still use more advanced AI features, though they still can't access everything that's available to paying subscribers.

ChatGPT Free accounts can access a reasoning model, use the viral 4o image generation model, and generate Deep Research reports. The latter dropped earlier this week when OpenAI announced that the o4-mini model can handle more lightweight Deep Research jobs across all ChatGPT subscriptions.

But these increasingly improved ChatGPT features available to the Free tier might not remain truly free for much longer.

Currently, ChatGPT Free account holders do not have to deal with ads. That is, they're not paying for ChatGPT access with their data, like they do with "free" Gmail or Facebook access. That might change in the not-too-distant future, as OpenAI is reportedly considering monetizing ChatGPT Free users. This isn't the first time we've heard ChatGPT might get ads, but the prospect seems more likely. Apparently, OpenAI is already crunching numbers on the sort of revenue ChatGPT Free with ads will bring to the table.

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