Free Users Can Now Try ChatGPT’s Best Feature, but There's a Catch
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Summary
OpenAI is rolling out a lightweight version of its Deep Research tool to free users of its ChatGPT chatbot as well as expanding access to paid users.
The new version is powered by OpenAI’s o4-mini model, which is much cheaper to serve and almost as powerful as the original.
Free accounts are restricted to just five queries a month, while paid accounts have nested rates of access, depending on the tier.
Paid tiers include Plus and Team (up to 10 tasks/month on standard, 15 on lightweight) and Pro (up to 125 tasks/month on standard, 125 on lightweight).
To use the tool, users simply have to select the Deep Research option when formulating a query.
This icon will also tell the user how many queries they have remaining for the month.
