ChatGPT Plus has been launched for a while, but for many users, they still don’t know what the advantages of ChatGPT Plus are. They may only know that it has more GPT-4 model options. In fact, it is not only that, ChatGPT Plus also has many unique features that are not available in the free version. The following will help you sort out the differences between ChatGPT vs ChatGPT Plus, and also share your experience and suggestions on whether to pay for the upgrade.
What is the difference between ChatGPT vs ChatGPT Plus and should I pay to upgrade?
ChatGPT is an AI chatbot service launched by OpenAI. Everyone can register and use it for free, and there is no upper limit. You can use it for as long as you want and ask as many questions as you want. ChatGPT Plus is a paid upgrade. The following are what ChatGPT Plus has, but what the free version of ChatGPT does not provide.
1. Faster response speed
The ChatGPT Plus version can get AI to respond faster, which is most obvious during peak hours. The free version of ChatGPT may often encounter stucks, slow responses, or even failures. ChatGPT Plus is much better. No matter when you use it, the response speed is very good.
2. Be the first to experience the latest models
Currently, ChatGPT provides two models: GPT-3.5 and GPT-4. GPT 4 is the latest model of OpenAI, and its performance is much better than GPT-3.5 in all aspects, especially the response content, which GPT-4 will provide more comprehensive and richer.
The latest model GPT-4 is only available to ChatGPT Plus users, and the free version of ChatGPT cannot be helped. As long as the OpenAI policy does not change, and it will be the same in the future, ChatGPT Plus users will be the first to use the latest model.
At the top of the ChatGPT Plus user chat interface, you can choose whether to use GPT-3.5 or GPT-4:
Although it can be used early, GPT-4 still has some limitations. ChatGPT Plus can only ask 25 questions every 3 hours. I think it is quite enough. It is not easy to ask so many questions in 3 hours.
3. Can use the latest “Browse the Web” and “Plugins” functions
“Browse the web” and “Plugins” are functions only supported by the GPT-4 model, so of course they are only available to ChatGPT Plus users.
ChatGPT’s database is only available until 2021, so he may not be able to answer many questions completely or correctly. With the “Browse Web” function in ChatGPT Plus, this limitation can be released, allowing ChatGPT to search for information online, read web pages, and then compile the answers you want. This is really useful.
“Plugins” are plug-in functions that can give ChatGPT more capabilities, such as using “Prompt Perfect” to make your prompt instructions more perfect; “OpenTable” can directly search for restaurants and make reservations in ChatGPT; “Kayak” can help you plan travel itineraries, etc.:
If any new features are added to ChatGPT in the future, ChatGPT Plus will also have the advantage of being used first.
What is the price of ChatGPT Plus and is it easy to unsubscribe?
ChatGPT Plus adopts a subscription system, which costs 20 US dollars per month. This is the only plan that supports Taiwan credit card payment. Unsubscribing is also very easy. As long as you enter the account’s subscription plan management, you will see the “Cancel Plan” button. Press it to cancel the subscription. After the current period is up, the payment will not be automatically deducted:
Should I upgrade to ChatGPT Plus?
It depends on what you are using ChatGPT for. If you just deal with some things and problems in life, then the free version is sufficient. Unless you will use it for work or schoolwork, you really need to consider ChatGPT Plus. You can also observe the frequency of using ChatGPT, how many times a week or a month. If the frequency is too few, it is not suitable for paid upgrades.
For those who want to try the GPT-4 model, I would recommend using the OpenAI API first, because for 20 US dollars per month, the API of GPT-4 can actually ask a lot of questions, and it may be cheaper to use than the monthly fee. This is also my experience from the beginning of subscribing to the present. Sometimes the number of times a month is used ChatGPT is very small, and after a long period of time, the OpenAI API may save a lot.
OpenAI API can be obtained in the backend of your account, and the free version is also available. The API is paid for what you use, so there is no limit. ChatGPT Plus:
All in all, is ChatGPT Plus worth the upgrade? It depends on whether you have planned what you will use ChatGPT for. If you don’t know yet, you can take it slow and use the free version first, until you feel it is really not enough, then try upgrading.
Of course, those who want to try the “Browse the Web” and “Plugins” functions can only upgrade ChatGPT Plus and have no other choice.
How to improve ChatGPT’s questioning capabilities?
Anyone who has used ChatGPT knows that “how to ask a question” is very important. When the prompt is precise and clear enough, the answer given by ChatGPT will be more comprehensive, rather than a general answer. Basically, you can only try this part all the time, because everyone wants to ask different questions, but there are still some techniques.Like trying the 35 universal formulas we compiled earlier：
There is also a ChatGPT plug-in using Prompt Perfect. After installation, adding perfect in front of your question content will call this plug-in to help you optimize your questions. Chinese is supported, but it is recommended to enter English, because the effect of English will be better. For example, first ask ChatGPT to translate the content you want to ask into English, then ask ChatGPT in English and call Prompt Perfect optimization. At this time, you will get an English answer, and finally ask ChatGPT to translate it into Traditional Chinese:
Source: KOCPC Chinese