ChatGPT may charge $42/mo for a paid tier, as Microsoft invests again

Microsoft said Monday that it is entering a "third phase" of its relationship with ChatGPT developer OpenAI through a multibillion-dollar investment. But the deal may come with a price for users, too: a $42 monthly "professional" tier subscription that sources say OpenAI is testing among early adopters. In 2019, Microsoft said it would invest $1 billion into OpenAI, then a relatively unknown developer of AI technologies. On Monday, Microsoft said it would extend its partnership through a "multiyear, multibillion dollar investment to accelerate AI breakthroughs." "Microsoft will deploy OpenAI's models across our consumer and enterprise products and introduce new categories of digital experiences built on OpenAI's technology," the company said.