ChatGPT became the face of generative AI when OpenAI released it to the public for free, but there are some costs involved. OpenAI’s ChatGPT launched on November 30, 2022 and quickly became synonymous with public-facing generative AI. Since then, the team has continually grown the features of the service, expanding it to learn from you through ongoing memory and develop an upgraded voice mode, and allowing users to interact with the platform in real-time. However, with more features and improvements come increased costs.