ChatGPT’s $20/month ‘Plus’ plan is now free for the first month in the US

Key Highlights: OpenAI’s ChatGPT is the undisputed AI assistant in terms of user base. The company boasts that about 700 million monthly users are active on ChatGPT, where they get their queries answered and do a lot more that increases their productivity. However, in the recent past, some industry data has suggested that ChatGPT is some web traffic to Google’s AI assistant, which is now powered by Gemini 3. That’s the same model that forced OpenAI to release its GPT-5.2 earlier than expected. Earlier today, reports came in that Google’s Gemini has entered a three-year sponsorship deal with the IPL,