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OpenAI Plans Compute-Heavy ChatGPT Features, with Some Limited to Pro and Extra Fees

Altman frames the rollout as a short-term paywalled test to probe capabilities at today’s costs.

Overview

  • Sam Altman said on X that OpenAI will roll out new compute‑intensive offerings in the coming weeks.
  • Because of high costs, some features will initially be available only to ChatGPT Pro subscribers, and certain new products will include additional charges.
  • Altman said the company’s long‑term aim is to drive the cost of intelligence down and broaden access.
  • OpenAI continues to scale hardware, with a stated plan to exceed 1 million GPUs by year‑end and an executive noting new GPUs are immediately utilized.
  • OpenAI is reportedly moving toward custom chips through a Broadcom partnership with a supply agreement said to be about $10 billion, which Broadcom’s CEO described as creating immediate demand.