ChatGPT free users are set to gain unlimited text chats, as OpenAI rolls out a significant change to its free and Go tiers. Starting next week, people using either of these tiers will be able to hold as many text-based conversations with the chatbot as they wish.
At present, users on the free and Go tiers can encounter rate limits if they carry out too many text chats within a short period. Those restrictions, applied specifically to text, are being removed. However, messages that include additional elements such as file uploads and images will continue to be subject to limits.
Updates for Plus and Pro subscribers
For those on the Plus and Pro tiers, GPT-5.6 Sol in ChatGPT is being updated to be more reliable with facts. According to OpenAI, the new version is designed to make fewer mistakes, particularly when answers depend on dates, numbers, sources, rules or assumptions, by making better use of the sources it finds to respond to a query.
The updated model is also intended to deliver more direct responses with tighter formatting. OpenAI states that ChatGPT will avoid extra detail when it does not help the user, aiming for clearer and more concise answers.
A new slider for controlling responses
Plus and Pro subscribers will additionally be able to use a new slider to decide how much thought ChatGPT puts into an answer. This gives users greater control over the depth of processing applied to their questions, allowing them to adjust the balance between speed and consideration.
Both the updated GPT-5.6 Sol and the new slider will become available starting Thursday. A dedicated “Think” button is also being made available for free and Go subscribers, extending more of the platform’s reasoning features across a wider range of users.
The changes reflect a broader effort by OpenAI to differentiate the experience across its tiers while expanding access to core text functionality. Free and Go tier users will see the removal of text rate limits from next week, while paying subscribers gain the refreshed model and additional controls from Thursday.
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