{"slug": "chatgpt", "title": "ChatGPT", "summary": "OpenAI restricts ChatGPT's manual model picker to paid tiers after GPT-5's release, while free and other users may be automatically routed via 'Auto' between model variants, according to OpenAI Help Center documentation. The change limits user freedom for non-paying users, who also face restrictions such as one conversation at a time and no chat history saving.", "body_md": "User freedom: Removed [Template:TermWatch](/w/Template:TermWatch), as the link leads to a walled off GitHub project, unrelated to consumer rights.\n\n| ← Older revision | Revision as of 06:57, 29 August 2026 | ||\n| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||\n===User freedom=== | ===User freedom=== | ||\nUsers who are not logged in can use ChatGPT, but their access is limited (for example, they can only have one conversation at a time and cannot save chat history).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The ChatGPT home page |url=https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9125172-the-chatgpt-home-page |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=OpenAI Help Center |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260214024602/https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9125172-the-chatgpt-home-page |archive-date=14 Feb 2026}}</ref> After GPT-5’s release, manual model selection is not available to all users: OpenAI limits the ChatGPT “model picker” to paid tiers, while other users may be routed automatically (e.g., via “Auto,” which can switch between model variants).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Model Release Notes |url=https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9624314-model-release-notes |website=OpenAI Help Center |access-date=2026-02-19 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251230143058/https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9624314-model-release-notes |archive-date=30 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ChatGPT Enterprise and Edu - Models & Limits |url=https://help.openai.com/en/articles/11165333-chatgpt-enterprise-and-edu-models-limits |website=OpenAI Help Center |access-date=2026-02-19 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251211113140/https://help.openai.com/en/articles/11165333-chatgpt-enterprise-and-edu-models-limits |archive-date=11 Dec 2025}}</ref> | Users who are not logged in can use ChatGPT, but their access is limited (for example, they can only have one conversation at a time and cannot save chat history).<ref>{{Cite web |title=The ChatGPT home page |url=https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9125172-the-chatgpt-home-page |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-19 |website=OpenAI Help Center |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260214024602/https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9125172-the-chatgpt-home-page |archive-date=14 Feb 2026}}</ref> After GPT-5’s release, manual model selection is not available to all users: OpenAI limits the ChatGPT “model picker” to paid tiers, while other users may be routed automatically (e.g., via “Auto,” which can switch between model variants).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Model Release Notes |url=https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9624314-model-release-notes |website=OpenAI Help Center |access-date=2026-02-19 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251230143058/https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9624314-model-release-notes |archive-date=30 Dec 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ChatGPT Enterprise and Edu - Models & Limits |url=https://help.openai.com/en/articles/11165333-chatgpt-enterprise-and-edu-models-limits |website=OpenAI Help Center |access-date=2026-02-19 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251211113140/https://help.openai.com/en/articles/11165333-chatgpt-enterprise-and-edu-models-limits |archive-date=11 Dec 2025}}</ref> | ||\n===User privacy=== | ===User privacy=== |", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chatgpt", "canonical_source": "https://consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=ChatGPT&diff=65133&oldid=63321", "published_at": "2026-08-29 06:57:59+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-29 07:19:17.661659+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "ChatGPT", "GPT-5"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chatgpt", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chatgpt.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chatgpt.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chatgpt.jsonld"}}