OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (image: x.com/GlenGilmore)
OpenAI is reportedly planning to charge up to $20,000 per month for specialized Artificial Intelligence (AI) “agents,” according to a report by The Information. They are looking to charge up to $20,000 a month for assisting “PhD-level research,” it adds.
As per the reports, AI startup behind ChatGPT is working on several AI “agents” that are suitable for different professions, including assisting in sales, software engineering and research.
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The “high-income knowledge worker” agent will cost $2,000 a month to access and upcoming software developer agent likely to cost $10,000 a month.
However, OpenAI has not yet revealed about the launch of these products. The tech outlet reports that SoftBank, an OpenAI investor, has pledged to spend $3 billion on OpenAI’s agent products this year alone.
Meanwhile, in post on X, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sought feedback on how to maximise users’ existing fees.
“An idea for paid plans: your $20 plus subscription converts to credits you can use across features like deep research, o1, gpt-4.5, sora, etc. no fixed limits per feature and you choose what you want; if you run out of credits you can buy more. what do you think? good/bad?,” Altman asked in the post.
an idea for paid plans: your $20 plus subscription converts to credits you can use across features like deep research, o1, gpt-4.5, sora, etc.
no fixed limits per feature and you choose what you want; if you run out of credits you can buy more.
what do you think? good/bad?
— Sam Altman (@sama) March 4, 2025
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In February this year, OpenAI has introduced a new feature called ‘Deep Research’ which meant to assist people in conduct in-depth, complex research using ChatGPT. The ‘Deep Research’ option in ChatGPT’s interface is meant for users who need to analyse multiple sources meticulously.
Apart from this, OpenAI’s largest AI model, GPT-4.5 has also launched last week with its improved ability to recognize patterns, draw connections, and generate creative insights without reasoning.
