Took the free ChatGPT Go year? Check before it starts charging
What happened: In October 2025, OpenAI announced that Indian users who signed up from 4 November 2025 would get ChatGPT Go, its low-cost paid plan, free for 12 months. Claiming it usually meant adding a card or setting up UPI AutoPay.
Why it matters for you: if you claimed it in November 2025, your free year ends around November 2026. Reports say the plan then renews automatically at the normal monthly price (₹399 at launch) unless you cancel. Check your own billing page for the exact date.
What to do (2 minutes):
- On chatgpt.com or the app: open Settings, find your account or subscription page, and check the renewal date. Cancel there if you don’t want to pay. You keep Go until the free period ends.
- If you signed up through Google Play or the App Store: cancel from that store’s Subscriptions page instead.
- Check your UPI AutoPay mandates. Most UPI apps list them under AutoPay or Mandates. Cancel any you don’t recognise or no longer want.
- Do the same for other free AI trials. Telecom bundles (such as Google AI Pro for some Jio plans) and app trials often renew automatically too.
Tip: a free trial that needs your card or UPI mandate is a paid plan with a delayed start. Put a reminder in your phone’s calendar the day you sign up.