{
 "_status": "DRAFT, not committed, not on the site",
 "checked": "2026-10-16",
 "currency": "USD, US prices before tax",
 "rules": "null means not confirmed. Never guessed. priceStatus values: official = stated on the company's own page we read; official-annual-only = official page shows only the annual-billed monthly rate; secondary = reported by press or third parties, official page did not render the number; unconfirmed = no number found.",
 "products": [
  {
   "product": "ChatGPT",
   "company": "OpenAI",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Free",
     "monthlyUSD": 0,
     "annualNote": null,
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "Unlimited everyday text chats with GPT-6, with limited uploads, images, voice, deep research and memory.",
     "models": "GPT-6 (everyday model)",
     "usageLimits": "Text chats 'unlimited' subject to abuse guardrails; most other features 'limited'. No numeric caps published. Short memory: about 12 pages of input on the instant model.",
     "keyFeatures": [
      "limited image creation",
      "limited voice",
      "limited deep research",
      "limited file uploads"
     ],
     "sources": [
      "https://chatgpt.com/pricing"
     ],
     "notes": []
    },
    {
     "name": "Go",
     "monthlyUSD": 8,
     "annualNote": "None: ChatGPT plans are monthly only (OpenAI help center).",
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "A cheap step up: more messages, uploads, images, voice and memory than Free. May include ads.",
     "models": "GPT-6 Luna listed; not GPT-6.1 Sol or GPT-6 Astra",
     "usageLimits": "'More' than Free; no numbers. About 40 pages of input on the instant model.",
     "keyFeatures": [
      "image creation",
      "voice with video",
      "scheduled tasks",
      "file uploads",
      "longer memory"
     ],
     "sources": [
      "https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-go/",
      "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/pricing",
      "https://chatgpt.com/pricing"
     ],
     "notes": [
      "$8 is the US price shown on OpenAI's Go launch page (page originally said 'three tiers, Pro $200'; later pages list more Pro tiers). Go pricing is localized.",
      "Pricing page says this plan may include ads."
     ]
    },
    {
     "name": "Plus",
     "monthlyUSD": 20,
     "annualNote": "None (monthly only).",
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "The main plan: advanced models, expanded messages, uploads, images, deep research, projects and the Codex coding tool.",
     "models": "GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6 Sol and others per pricing page (exact lineup changes often)",
     "usageLimits": "'Expanded' vs Go; no numbers. About 320 pages of input on the reasoning model.",
     "keyFeatures": [
      "image creation including with thinking",
      "deep research",
      "projects and scheduled tasks",
      "Codex coding",
      "Excel/Word/PowerPoint extensions"
     ],
     "sources": [
      "https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/pricing",
      "https://chatgpt.com/pricing"
     ],
     "notes": [
      "OpenAI's pricing page did not show prices when we read it, so the $20 comes from OpenAI's help pages and launch post."
     ]
    },
    {
     "name": "Pro 100",
     "monthlyUSD": 100,
     "annualNote": "None (monthly only).",
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "Heavy-user tier: about 5x Plus usage.",
     "models": "As Plus, plus the advanced reasoning model (GPT-6 Astra) per pricing page",
     "usageLimits": "5x Plus usage (OpenAI help center).",
     "keyFeatures": [
      "maximum deep research",
      "Dot always-on agent (Pro)"
     ],
     "sources": [
      "https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9793128-about-chatgpt-pro-tiers",
      "https://chatgpt.com/pricing"
     ],
     "notes": []
    },
    {
     "name": "Pro 200",
     "monthlyUSD": 200,
     "annualNote": "None (monthly only).",
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "Heaviest regular tier: about 20x Plus usage.",
     "models": "As Pro 100",
     "usageLimits": "20x Plus (help center). New subscribers get a lower allowance than before; people who subscribed Sept 22 to Sept 29, 2026 keep the old allowance until Oct 29, 2026.",
     "keyFeatures": [
      "same features as Pro 100"
     ],
     "sources": [
      "https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9793128-about-chatgpt-pro-tiers"
     ],
     "notes": [
      "Allowance changed recently, so numbers may move."
     ]
    },
    {
     "name": "Pro 500",
     "monthlyUSD": 500,
     "annualNote": "None (monthly only).",
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "Top tier with 'Ultrafast' mode for GPT-6 Astra and GPT-6.1 Sol and the highest allowance.",
     "models": "Includes Ultrafast versions",
     "usageLimits": "Highest of the Pro plans; no numbers.",
     "keyFeatures": [
      "Ultrafast mode"
     ],
     "sources": [
      "https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9793128-about-chatgpt-pro-tiers"
     ],
     "notes": []
    }
   ],
   "conflicts": [
    "OpenAI's Go launch post lists three tiers with Pro at $200; the Help Center now lists Pro at $100, $200 and $500. We use the Help Center as the newer source."
   ]
  },
  {
   "product": "Claude",
   "company": "Anthropic",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Free",
     "monthlyUSD": 0,
     "annualNote": null,
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "Chat, web search, file creation, memory and the Sonnet and Haiku models. Usage limits reset every 5 hours.",
     "models": "Sonnet and Haiku",
     "usageLimits": "Limited; 'there's no fixed message count' (Anthropic). Up to 5 projects.",
     "keyFeatures": [
      "voice mode",
      "web search",
      "create files and run code",
      "memory",
      "connectors"
     ],
     "sources": [
      "https://claude.com/pricing"
     ],
     "notes": []
    },
    {
     "name": "Pro",
     "monthlyUSD": 20,
     "annualNote": "$17/month billed annually ($200 up front); $20 if billed monthly.",
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "Everything in Free with at least 5x more usage per 5-hour session, plus Claude Code, research mode and Opus.",
     "models": "Opus, Sonnet, Haiku; Fable via usage credits",
     "usageLimits": "'At least 5x' Free per 5-hour session, plus weekly limits.",
     "keyFeatures": [
      "Claude Code",
      "Research",
      "Claude in Chrome and Microsoft 365",
      "unlimited projects",
      "scheduled tasks"
     ],
     "sources": [
      "https://claude.com/pricing"
     ],
     "notes": []
    },
    {
     "name": "Max 5x",
     "monthlyUSD": 100,
     "annualNote": "Monthly only per pricing page table.",
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "For all-day use: 5x Pro usage and priority access.",
     "models": "All, Fable up to 50% of weekly limits",
     "usageLimits": "5x Pro per 5-hour session.",
     "keyFeatures": [
      "higher output limits",
      "priority at busy times",
      "$100/month API credits"
     ],
     "sources": [
      "https://claude.com/pricing",
      "https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11049741-what-is-the-max-plan"
     ],
     "notes": []
    },
    {
     "name": "Max 20x",
     "monthlyUSD": 200,
     "annualNote": "Monthly only.",
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "20x Pro usage.",
     "models": "All, Fable up to 50% of weekly limits",
     "usageLimits": "20x Pro per 5-hour session.",
     "keyFeatures": [
      "same as Max 5x with $200/month API credits"
     ],
     "sources": [
      "https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11049741-what-is-the-max-plan",
      "https://claude.com/pricing"
     ],
     "notes": [
      "Claude's pricing page shows 'From $100'; the $200 price for this tier is on Claude's Help Center page for the Max plan, which we read directly on October 16, 2026. Max is monthly-only and includes monthly API credits for developers ($200 here), which do not cover Claude Code."
     ]
    }
   ],
   "conflicts": []
  },
  {
   "product": "Gemini",
   "company": "Google",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Free",
     "monthlyUSD": 0,
     "annualNote": null,
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "Gemini app with the lightest model, image generation and editing, Deep Research, Gemini Live, 15 GB storage.",
     "models": "Gemini Flash-Lite",
     "usageLimits": "Standard usage; no numbers published.",
     "keyFeatures": [
      "image generation",
      "Deep Research",
      "Gemini Live",
      "Canvas and Gems"
     ],
     "sources": [
      "https://gemini.google/subscriptions/"
     ],
     "notes": []
    },
    {
     "name": "Google AI Plus",
     "monthlyUSD": 4.99,
     "annualNote": null,
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "Cheapest paid tier: 2x Free usage, 400 GB storage.",
     "models": "Flash model",
     "usageLimits": "2x Free.",
     "keyFeatures": [
      "more image and video generation",
      "Gemini in Gmail"
     ],
     "sources": [
      "https://one.google.com/about/google-ai-plans/"
     ],
     "notes": [
      "Official page shows storage '400 GB or 2 TB' for Plus."
     ]
    },
    {
     "name": "Google AI Pro",
     "monthlyUSD": 19.99,
     "annualNote": "Not shown on pages we read.",
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "The main plan: 4x Free usage, Gemini 4 Argon, Pro model, reads about 1,500 pages at once (rule of thumb), 5 TB storage, YouTube Premium Lite.",
     "models": "Gemini 4 Argon, Pro, Flash",
     "usageLimits": "4x Free (refreshes every 5 hours up to a weekly limit).",
     "keyFeatures": [
      "video generation",
      "Deep Research",
      "Gemini in Gmail and Docs",
      "Jules coding agent",
      "1,500 pages of file uploads (marketing copy)"
     ],
     "sources": [
      "https://one.google.com/about/google-ai-plans/",
      "https://gemini.google/subscriptions/"
     ],
     "notes": []
    },
    {
     "name": "Google AI Ultra 5x",
     "monthlyUSD": 99.99,
     "annualNote": null,
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "5x Pro usage, 20 TB storage, YouTube Premium.",
     "models": "Gemini 4 Argon, highest access to Pro",
     "usageLimits": "5x Pro.",
     "keyFeatures": [
      "Project Genie",
      "Deep Think (per third-party writeup)"
     ],
     "sources": [
      "https://one.google.com/about/google-ai-plans/"
     ],
     "notes": []
    },
    {
     "name": "Google AI Ultra 20x",
     "monthlyUSD": 199.99,
     "annualNote": null,
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "20x Pro usage, 30 TB storage.",
     "models": "As Ultra 5x",
     "usageLimits": "20x Pro.",
     "keyFeatures": [],
     "sources": [
      "https://one.google.com/about/google-ai-plans/"
     ],
     "notes": []
    }
   ],
   "conflicts": [
    "gemini.google/subscriptions still has older headline copy ('Gemini 3.1 Pro') while one.google.com says Gemini 4 Argon is in Pro. Prices agree across both.",
    "Plus is listed as 'Flash model' on gemini.google and 'Gemini 3.6 Flash' on one.google; shown as 'Flash'."
   ]
  },
  {
   "product": "Grok",
   "company": "SpaceXSI (xAI)",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Free",
     "monthlyUSD": 0,
     "annualNote": null,
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "Limited daily chat and agent requests.",
     "models": "Not the latest Grok models (Premium or higher required for latest, per TechCrunch)",
     "usageLimits": "Limited; no numbers.",
     "keyFeatures": [],
     "sources": [
      "https://x.ai/pricing",
      "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/spacexsi-bundles-x-premium-grok-and-cursor-into-one-subscription/"
     ],
     "notes": []
    },
    {
     "name": "Plus",
     "monthlyUSD": 8,
     "annualNote": "About $80/year (not on official page we read; from a third-party guide: unconfirmed).",
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "Shared AI usage pool across Grok and Cursor, plus X Premium perks.",
     "models": "Grok",
     "usageLimits": "Base pool, refreshes weekly.",
     "keyFeatures": [
      "Grok chat, voice, image/video (Imagine)",
      "API access",
      "Cursor"
     ],
     "sources": [
      "https://x.ai/pricing"
     ],
     "notes": []
    },
    {
     "name": "Premium",
     "monthlyUSD": 30,
     "annualNote": "About $300/year (third party, unconfirmed).",
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "4x Plus usage, latest Grok models, image and video creation, Grok Bot agent.",
     "models": "Latest Grok models",
     "usageLimits": "4x Plus.",
     "keyFeatures": [
      "Grok Bot",
      "cloud agents",
      "ad-free scrolling on most surfaces"
     ],
     "sources": [
      "https://x.ai/pricing"
     ],
     "notes": []
    },
    {
     "name": "Super",
     "monthlyUSD": 100,
     "annualNote": "About $1,000/year (third party, unconfirmed).",
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "15x Plus usage and priority at busy times.",
     "models": "As Premium",
     "usageLimits": "15x Plus.",
     "keyFeatures": [],
     "sources": [
      "https://x.ai/pricing"
     ],
     "notes": []
    },
    {
     "name": "Ultra",
     "monthlyUSD": 200,
     "annualNote": "About $2,000/year (third party, unconfirmed).",
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "50x Plus usage.",
     "models": "As Super",
     "usageLimits": "50x Plus.",
     "keyFeatures": [],
     "sources": [
      "https://x.ai/pricing"
     ],
     "notes": []
    }
   ],
   "conflicts": [
    "Plans changed on October 12, 2026. The older SuperGrok plans (listed from $10 to $300) are closed to new customers, though existing subscribers can keep them."
   ],
   "notes": [
    "Usage is a weekly pool shared with the Cursor code editor. Third-party models in Cursor are billed separately."
   ]
  },
  {
   "product": "Microsoft Copilot",
   "company": "Microsoft",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Copilot (free)",
     "monthlyUSD": 0,
     "annualNote": null,
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "Limited free Copilot chat, subject to capacity.",
     "models": "Chosen by Microsoft",
     "usageLimits": "Limited; no numbers.",
     "keyFeatures": [],
     "sources": [
      "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/individuals"
     ],
     "notes": []
    },
    {
     "name": "Microsoft 365 Personal",
     "monthlyUSD": 9.99,
     "annualNote": "$99.99/year",
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "Office apps plus Copilot with higher usage than free, 1 TB storage, for one person.",
     "models": "Chosen by Microsoft",
     "usageLimits": "'Higher than free'; credits reset, no numbers.",
     "keyFeatures": [
      "Copilot in Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook",
      "image creation"
     ],
     "sources": [
      "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/buy/compare-all-microsoft-365-products"
     ],
     "notes": []
    },
    {
     "name": "Microsoft 365 Family",
     "monthlyUSD": 12.99,
     "annualNote": "$129.99/year",
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "Same as Personal for up to 6 people, but Copilot AI is only for the account owner.",
     "models": "Chosen by Microsoft",
     "usageLimits": "Same as Personal.",
     "keyFeatures": [],
     "sources": [
      "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/buy/compare-all-microsoft-365-products"
     ],
     "notes": []
    },
    {
     "name": "Microsoft 365 Premium",
     "monthlyUSD": 19.99,
     "annualNote": "$199.99 a year",
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "Extensive Copilot usage, Researcher, Analyst and agent features, 2 TB shared storage.",
     "models": "Chosen by Microsoft",
     "usageLimits": "'Extensive'; no numbers.",
     "keyFeatures": [
      "Researcher",
      "Analyst",
      "advanced research agent (limited usage)"
     ],
     "sources": [
      "https://www.microsoft.com/en/microsoft-365/buy/compare-all-microsoft-365-products",
      "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/individuals"
     ],
     "notes": [
      "Microsoft's compare page lists $19.99 a month or $199.99 a year (read directly October 16, 2026)."
     ]
    },
    {
     "name": "Microsoft 365 Pro",
     "monthlyUSD": 99.99,
     "annualNote": "Monthly billing only, no annual option (per Office Watch)",
     "priceStatus": "secondary",
     "plainEnglish": "Highest Copilot usage, 5 TB shared storage.",
     "models": "Chosen by Microsoft",
     "usageLimits": "'Highest'; no numbers.",
     "keyFeatures": [],
     "sources": [
      "https://office-watch.com/2026/microsoft-365-pro-vs-premium/",
      "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/copilot/pricing/individuals"
     ],
     "notes": [
      "Microsoft's own pages we read list this plan and its features but not its price. $99.99 a month comes from Office Watch (October 2026), so confirm at checkout."
     ]
    }
   ],
   "conflicts": [],
   "notes": [
    "Microsoft does not list a choice of models; it picks them for you."
   ]
  },
  {
   "product": "Meta AI",
   "company": "Meta",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Meta AI (free)",
     "monthlyUSD": 0,
     "annualNote": null,
     "priceStatus": "secondary",
     "plainEnglish": "Meta says the core Meta AI experience stays free.",
     "models": "Meta's Muse models",
     "usageLimits": "Not published.",
     "keyFeatures": [],
     "sources": [
      "https://www.theverge.com/tech/995453/meta-one-subscriptions-ai"
     ],
     "notes": [
      "Meta's own plans page did not show prices or limits when we read it."
     ]
    },
    {
     "name": "Meta One Core",
     "monthlyUSD": 7.99,
     "annualNote": null,
     "priceStatus": "secondary",
     "plainEnglish": "A bundle of Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook 'Plus' subscriptions with more AI image and video creation. Available in selected regions.",
     "models": "Meta's Muse image tools",
     "usageLimits": "Not published.",
     "keyFeatures": [
      "more media generation in Meta AI",
      "in-app AI editing"
     ],
     "sources": [
      "https://www.theverge.com/tech/995453/meta-one-subscriptions-ai",
      "https://www.meta.com/meta-one-plans/"
     ],
     "notes": [
      "Price reported by The Verge (September 15, 2026)."
     ]
    },
    {
     "name": "Meta One Premium",
     "monthlyUSD": 19.99,
     "annualNote": null,
     "priceStatus": "secondary",
     "plainEnglish": "Higher tier of the same bundle with more AI generation.",
     "models": "As Core",
     "usageLimits": "Not published.",
     "keyFeatures": [],
     "sources": [
      "https://www.theverge.com/tech/995453/meta-one-subscriptions-ai"
     ],
     "notes": []
    }
   ],
   "conflicts": [],
   "notes": [
    "Meta has no chat-first paid plan like ChatGPT Plus. Creator and business plans ($14.99 to $499) exist but are not consumer AI plans."
   ]
  },
  {
   "product": "Perplexity",
   "company": "Perplexity",
   "plans": [
    {
     "name": "Free",
     "monthlyUSD": 0,
     "annualNote": null,
     "priceStatus": "official",
     "plainEnglish": "Cited answers with basic models and limited usage.",
     "models": "Basic models",
     "usageLimits": "Limited daily and weekly usage; no numbers.",
     "keyFeatures": [
      "citations on every answer"
     ],
     "sources": [
      "https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/pricing"
     ],
     "notes": []
    },
    {
     "name": "Pro",
     "monthlyUSD": null,
     "annualNote": "$17/month when billed annually. Monthly-billed price not shown on the page we could read; a third-party site says $20 (unconfirmed).",
     "priceStatus": "official-annual-only",
     "plainEnglish": "Expanded usage, model choice, deep research, 4,000 bonus credits, Perplexity Computer.",
     "models": "Choose among top models",
     "usageLimits": "Higher than Free; no numbers.",
     "keyFeatures": [],
     "sources": [
      "https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/pricing"
     ],
     "notes": [
      "Perplexity's pricing page prints only the annual rate. Third-party price trackers list $20 a month (including on the Apple App Store), which we could not confirm on Perplexity's own page."
     ]
    },
    {
     "name": "Max",
     "monthlyUSD": null,
     "annualNote": "$167/month when billed annually. Monthly price unconfirmed (a third-party site says $200).",
     "priceStatus": "official-annual-only",
     "plainEnglish": "Maximum usage, 10,000 monthly credits plus 35,000 bonus, frontier models, Model Council.",
     "models": "Frontier models",
     "usageLimits": "Highest.",
     "keyFeatures": [],
     "sources": [
      "https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/pricing",
      "https://www.perplexity.ai/max"
     ],
     "notes": [
      "Perplexity's pricing page prints only the annual rate. A third-party site lists $200 a month, which we could not confirm on Perplexity's own page."
     ]
    }
   ],
   "conflicts": [
    "We could not load Perplexity's pricing page directly, so these figures come from page text shown in search results."
   ]
  }
 ]
}