ChatGPT
OpenAI's AI assistant for outreach, job ads, Boolean strings and screening notes.
From $8/mo Free tier API
Bottom line
OpenAI's AI assistant for recruiting writing, research and analysis. Free plan; Go $8/mo, Plus $20/mo, Pro from $100/mo, Business from $20/user/mo billed annually.
Stands out for: ChatGPT packs the widest set of everyday tools into one plan: projects, scheduled tasks, custom GPTs, deep research, voice and Office extensions. Most recruiting prompt guides, including the prompt library on this site, are written with it in mind.
Watch out for: Personal plans use your chats for training unless you opt out, so keep candidate personal data out of Free, Go and Plus, or move the team to Business, where data is never used for training. It cannot reach LinkedIn or your ATS on its own.
Overview
ChatGPT is OpenAI's general AI assistant and the one most recruiters try first. It drafts outreach and follow-ups, rewrites job ads, builds Boolean strings, turns intake notes into a search plan and writes interview questions and scorecards. It reads the résumés, PDFs and spreadsheets you upload, searches the web, and keeps memory across chats so it learns how your desk works.
Paid plans add projects, scheduled tasks and custom GPTs, so a recruiter can keep one project per req with the job description and notes attached, or schedule a weekly market summary. ChatGPT Work takes actions across connected apps, and extensions run inside Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Google Sheets. It is not an ATS or a sourcing database: it cannot see LinkedIn profiles or your candidate records unless you paste them in or connect an app. The Free plan covers everyday chats; Go is $8/mo, Plus $20/mo, Pro starts at $100/mo and Business seats start at $20/user/mo billed annually.
Who it's for
Best for
- Recruiters drafting outreach, job ads and Boolean strings every day
- Agency desks that want one project per req with the JD and notes attached
- Teams that work in Excel, Word, Slack or Teams
- Anyone new to AI who wants to start on a free plan
Not ideal for
- Finding candidate contact data or LinkedIn profiles
- Teams handling candidate data on personal accounts instead of a Business workspace
Key features
Projects and scheduled tasks. Keep one project per req with the job description and intake notes attached, and schedule a weekly market or pipeline summary.
Works where you work. Extensions run inside Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Google Sheets, and ChatGPT Work can act across connected apps such as Slack, Google Drive and Google Calendar.
AI features
| What the AI does | Plan |
|---|---|
| Drafts outreach, job ads and interview questions | Free |
| Reads uploaded résumés, PDFs and spreadsheets | Free |
| Scheduled tasks for recurring summaries | Go |
| Custom GPTs and deep research reports | Plus |
| Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Google Sheets extensions | Plus |
Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Unlimited everyday chats, limited uploads |
| Go | $8/mo | More uploads and memory, may show ads |
| Plus | $20/mo | Projects, tasks, custom GPTs, deep research |
| Pro | From $100/mo | Pro 100, 200 or 500 monthly tiers |
| Business | $20/user/mo | Billed annually, $25 monthly, 2-seat minimum |
The Free plan costs nothing and includes unlimited everyday text chats, with tighter limits on uploads, images and deep research. Go is $8/mo and may show ads, Plus is $20/mo, and Pro comes in three monthly tiers at $100, $200 and $500. ChatGPT Business costs $20/user/mo billed annually ($25 monthly) for Standard seats and $100/user/mo billed annually for Premium seats, with a two-seat minimum; Enterprise is quoted. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 7 Oct 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is ChatGPT expensive?
ChatGPT starts at $8/mo. We list 6 AI assistants tools in total. 6 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $17 a month.
- 0 quote-based
- 6 free tier
- 6 public price
Worked out automatically from every AI assistants listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Free plan with unlimited everyday text chats
- Projects, scheduled tasks and custom GPTs on paid plans
- Extensions for Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Google Sheets
Cons
- Free and Go plans limit uploads, images and deep research
- The Go plan may show ads
- Personal plans can train on your chats unless you opt out
Integrations
Slack Microsoft Teams Google Drive Google Calendar Excel Word PowerPoint Google Sheets
How ChatGPT compares
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | ✓ | $8/mo | – | ✓ | |
| | ✓ | $17/mo | – | ✓ | Compare |
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