GPT-Live Pricing: Plans, Models, and What You Get
A fact-checked GPT-Live pricing guide that separates verified API rates from current ChatGPT Voice plan prices and account limits. Consumer Voice and the developer API are separate products.
Estimate Your GPT-Live Cost
Use this planning widget only as a prompt to check current consumer pricing and access. The official API calculator is on the home page and uses verified per-second GPT-Live billing.
Consumer plan estimate requires current official account information. Verify on openai.com →
GPT-Live pricing has two separate decision paths. The US monthly figures shown below are the consumer subscription snapshot used for this page; billing country, taxes, currency, and plan availability can change what the official checkout displays. OpenAI's ChatGPT pricing page supplies the consumer plan context, while the Voice FAQ describes Voice access and usage limits. The Developer documentation separately gives the gpt-live-1 API rate. A ChatGPT subscription is not API credit, and consumer plan pages do not establish a public API model assignment.
GPT-Live Models at a Glance
- gpt-live-1: Verified live API model with audio/text input and output, billed separately from ChatGPT subscriptions.
- ChatGPT Voice: Consumer voice access and limits are described in the current Voice FAQ; its public consumer pages do not map every plan to an API model ID.
- GPT-Live-1.1 and Quip: the consumer models shipped on 15 October 2026 — 1.1 for the paid tiers, the smaller Quip for Free and Go. The October 2026 model line-up lists the reported hour limits; those are consumer entitlements, not API rates.
The API entry documents full-duplex voice and exact-second billing. Do not infer consumer plan behavior, quality tiers, or a mini API model from the shared brand name.
GPT-Live Pricing by ChatGPT Plan
Free — $0
OpenAI lists Free at $0. The current OpenAI GPT-Live announcement describes GPT-Live-1 mini as the default for Free ChatGPT Voice. Voice entitlements and limits can change by account and rollout, so use the current product controls for the exact allowance. This is consumer Voice access; it does not provide access to the separately billed gpt-live-1 API.
ChatGPT Plus — $20/month
OpenAI lists Plus at $20 per month on its pricing page. The current OpenAI GPT-Live announcement describes GPT-Live-1 as the default for Go, Plus, and Pro users. The model description is consumer Voice context, not API credit or a guarantee that every account has the same feature rollout or limit.
ChatGPT Pro — $200/month
The current consumer information distinguishes two Pro options: Pro at $100 and Pro at $200. Their entitlements, usage limits, guardrails, and sign-up availability are product and account details that can change; check the official checkout and Voice controls before relying on a specific allowance. The heading above names the $200 option only; it is not a claim that every Pro account pays $200. Neither Pro option converts into API credits.
ChatGPT Go: OpenAI's current pricing surface lists Go at $8 per month in the US. The OpenAI GPT-Live announcement places Go in the GPT-Live-1 consumer group, while region, account, and product limits can change. Check the current checkout and Voice controls before relying on a specific allowance.
ChatGPT Team / Enterprise
The current pricing page uses Business and Enterprise labels: Business is listed at $25 per user per month when billed monthly or $20 per user per month when billed annually; Enterprise is contact-sales pricing. The older Team label in this heading is not a claim that Team is a current public price tier. Verify workspace Voice entitlements with the current workspace terms.
| Plan / price | Current consumer scope | Usage and feature limits | Evidence status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free — $0 | Consumer Voice; separate from API billing | GPT-Live-1 mini default; exact account limit is shown by current product controls | OpenAI pricing and announcement; check account |
| Go — $8/month in the US | Consumer Voice; separate from API billing | GPT-Live-1 consumer group; exact regional and account limit can change | OpenAI pricing and announcement; verify checkout |
| Plus — $20/month | Consumer Voice; separate from API billing | GPT-Live-1 consumer group; exact rollout and limit can change | OpenAI pricing and announcement; check account |
| Pro — $100/month | Consumer Voice; separate from API billing | Separate Pro option; exact entitlement, guardrails, and availability can change | OpenAI Help Center pricing context; verify checkout |
| Pro — $200/month | Consumer Voice; separate from API billing | Separate Pro option; exact entitlement, guardrails, and availability can change | OpenAI Help Center pricing context; verify checkout |
| Business / Enterprise | Workspace plans; entitlements require workspace terms | Business is listed at $25 monthly or $20 annual per user; Enterprise is contact sales | Current pricing page; verify workspace access |
Which Plan Maximizes GPT-Live Value?
For light use, Free is the lowest-cost way to try ChatGPT Voice. Plus is $20/month, and the two Pro options are described separately at $100 and $200. This is a comparison of separate consumer options rather than a recommendation; check the official pricing page and account checkout for your region before purchase. Voice allowances remain separate from API billing. See the GPT-Live free-access guide →
GPT-Live Pricing for Developers (API)
The GPT-Live API is documented now. The verified gpt-live-1 voice session rate is $0.05 per minute billed per second; backend model and tool usage is separate. The verified gpt-live-transcribe rate is $0.017 per minute. The model page says the Free API tier is unsupported, so do not treat a free ChatGPT plan as an API tier or add an unverified mini API model.
For a competing rate on the same axis, SpaceXAI's Grok Voice 3.0 is billed at $0.08 per minute with a separate $0.004 text-input charge; that page also carries Artificial Analysis's reported cost per task against gpt-live-1.
GPT-Live Pricing: Decision Checklist
If you're not sure which tier to pick, run through this evidence-first GPT-Live pricing checklist:
- I want consumer voice. Check the current official plan price and account-specific limit.
- I am building an application. Budget the verified API voice seconds plus backend, tool, transcription, and infrastructure costs.
- I need a workspace rollout. Verify current Team or Enterprise controls directly with the provider.
- I am comparing value. Record the source date and billing unit before doing any break-even math.
A consumer subscription does not establish API access or reduce a separate API invoice.
How GPT-Live Pricing Compares to Before
Historical consumer comparisons need dated official sources. Current official consumer sources here do not establish a universal Advanced Voice Mode migration, consumer plan value, or GPT-5.5 handoff claim. Use the current official product information for those questions; use the API sources above for developer cost decisions.
Frequently Asked Questions About GPT-Live Pricing
OpenAI lists Free at $0 and its current GPT-Live announcement describes GPT-Live-1 mini as the default for Free ChatGPT Voice. Exact Voice limits are account and product details that can change. Plus and the two Pro price points are separate consumer subscriptions; the gpt-live-1 API is separate and the Free API tier is unsupported.
Free ChatGPT Voice is currently described as available to logged-in users within a daily limit. Plus is a separate $20 monthly option, and current Pro information distinguishes $100 and $200 consumer options with different usage terms. Developer API usage is billed separately.
Check the current official pricing source before budgeting; this page does not predict future plan or model changes.
Wrapping Up GPT-Live Pricing
Short version: keep consumer plan decisions tied to current official product information, and use the verified API rates for developer estimates. Compare voice surfaces → Back to main guide →
Sources
Consumer price and model context below uses OpenAI's pricing surface, Help Center context, and GPT-Live announcement checked on 2026-09-20. Fixed Voice limits are left account-specific because entitlements and rollout can change. API rates use separate Developer documentation.