Everyone’s competing in the AI war to capture India’s market. First Perplexity partnered with Airtel to offer its Pro plan for free in India. Then Google offers a Google One 1-year membership for free to all Indian students. And now we have OpenAI offering ChatGPT Go for free to all Indian users.

Celebrating their first DevDay Exchange event in Bengaluru on November 4, OpenAI is giving a 1-year ChatGPT Go plan for free to all Indian users. Starting November 4, new users will be able to enroll for this offer, and already existing users will get an additional 12 months added to their plan at no cost.

But how to avail this offer? Do I need to verify my eligibility criteria to get ChatGPT Go? A lot of you might have similar questions, so worry not, we are here to answer all of them. In this article, I will guide you on how you can get a free ChatGPT Go offer in India for 1 year. 

What is ChatGPT Go?

	Free	Go	Plus
Access to GPT-5	Yes	Extended Access	Yes, with advanced reasoning
Files Uploads and Messaging	Limited File Uploads	Allows more file uploads and messaging	Allows more file uploads and messaging
Image Generation	Slow and Limited	Faster and more limits for image generation	Faster and more limits for image generation
Context and Memory	Limited	Longer memory and context	Expanded memory  and context
Deep Research	Limited	Limited	Expanded deep research
Access to Projects, Tasks, and Custom GPTs	No	Yes	Yes
Sora Video Creation	No	No	Yes
Access to Codex Agents	No	No	You get access to the codex agents
Research Preview	No	No	No

ChatGPT Go is a newer plan that was launched this year. It’s a mid-tier plan launched at an affordable price for anyone who needs more than the free plan offers but isn’t willing to pay for ChatGPT Plus. 

The ChatGPT Go plan was launched in August this year. It is only available in 90 regions and targets countries like India. 

The plan targets budget-conscious users, especially students, freelancers, and small businesses. Whether you are a student who uses ChatGPT to work on your projects or a freelancer using the tool for your projects, this plan is ideal for you.

Features of ChatGPT Go

For the price it’s launched at, ChatGPT Go offers a lot of features, including:

1. Extended Access to GPT-5

The free version limits access to GPT-5. After a few messages, the limit is exhausted, and you will have to wait a day before you can use it again. With the ChatGPT Go plan, this limit is extended, allowing you to have more conversations with the GPT-5.

2. More Memory and Uploads

File uploads are limited with ChatGPT free. Upgrading to ChatGPT Go allows you to upload more files throughout the chat. Not only this, but the memory context of ChatGPT is better with the Go plan. 

3. Faster Image Creation

Say goodbye to the long waiting queue for image generation of the free plan. Image generation is faster if you upgrade to ChatGPT Go.

4. Deep Research

Making notes, or writing a thesis? Well, you need deep research access for that. ChatGPT Go gives you access to deep research mode, though it has limited access only with this plan. 

5. What’s More?

With ChatGPT Go, you can set up projects and tasks. This means you can automate your workflow to some extent. Also, you can create custom GPTs if you subscribe to ChatGPT Go.

Get Free ChatGPT Go Offer in India for 1 Year: Step-by-Step

You can redeem this offer from the ChatGPT website. You will get the option to upgrade to ChatGPT Go. Let’s see how you can do this:

1. On your browser, head over to the ChatGPT website on your browser.
2. You will now get these options to sign in to your account:
   1. Continue with Google
   2. Continue with Apple
   3. Continue with Microsoft
   4. Continue with Phone
   5. Email address
3. Let’s select Continue with Google.

4. Now, select your Google account, and sign in to your account.
5. Now, in the left pane, click on Upgrade your plan.

6. Under the Go plan, click on Upgrade to Go

7. Now, you can upgrade the ChatGPT free plan to Go for free.

Note- You won’t see the free upgrade option now. This option will only be available after November 4, so you will have to wait until then.

Eligibility Criteria to get Free ChatGPT Go Offer

There’s an eligibility criterion to get free 1-year access to ChatGPT Go, which includes:

1. First, the account you are using must be Indian-based.
2. You will only be able to redeem the offer from 4 November.
3. If you already subscribed to ChatGPT Go, you will receive an additional 12 months on top of your subscription..

Conclusion

OpenAI is offering the ChatGPT Go plan for free for a year to all users in India. To me, it’s a strategic move to capture the Indian market (which is the second-largest market for ChatGPT). 

The ChatGPT Go plan was launched as a mid-tier plan as an alternative to ChatGPT Plus. The plan is best for anyone (student, freelancer, or business owner) who wants to enjoy ChatGPT without any limitations. 

The plan was already cost-effective compared to the Plus subscription, but now it’s completely free for a year. The offer goes live on November 4, and then you will be able to upgrade your free tier plans to ChatGPT Go. 

Extended GPT-5 access, faster image generation, and better memory, all that at no cost for a year, is seriously a no-brainer deal for me. You can avail this offer by following the guide we have mentioned above. 

So what do you think of this promotional offer? Are you going to use it? Do let me know your thoughts in the comments.

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