In a significant move aimed at strengthening its presence in the Indian market, OpenAI announced today that its ChatGPT Go subscription will be made free for all Indian users for one full year beginning November 4.
A strategic bet on India
OpenAI has described India as its “second-largest and fastest-growing market” globally, and the new free-for-a-year promotion underscores just how serious the company is about winning over more users across the country.
The plan, ChatGPT Go, was initially launched in India in August of this year as a mid-tier paid subscription, priced at around ₹399 per month.
But the uptake in India – though strong – revealed one of the underlying challenges: high user
