Comparison — from the record, read 2026-10-18
ChatGPT vs Mistral AI
Both ladders below were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages, in this market, on the dates shown. Nothing is converted: what you see is what each page showed a reader here.
What each one is
ChatGPTsite ↗pricing ↗
OpenAI's assistant — the consumer subscription that puts its models behind a chat interface, with file, image and browsing tools. Paid plans start at $8/mo (Go); a free plan exists. The ladder we hold runs 3 paid tiers, topping out at $100/mo (Pro). It bills by country — entry £7/mo to a UK reader and €8/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.
Mistral AIsite ↗pricing ↗
Paid plans start at $14.99/mo (Pro); no free plan is published.
The two ladders
ChatGPTsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-10-18 · USD
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Free | Free |
| Go | $8/mo |
| Plus | $20/mo |
| Pro | $100/mo |
Mistral AIsite ↗pricing ↗
read 2026-09-03 · USD
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Free | Custom |
| Pro | $14.99/mo |
| Team | Custom |
| Enterprise | Custom |
Where they differ
- Cheapest way in: ChatGPT at $8/mo, against Mistral AI at $14.99/mo. That is the entry price in this market on the dates shown, not a judgement about which suits you.
- Free plans: only ChatGPT publishes one — a plan priced at zero, not a trial.
- How far each ladder goes: ChatGPT tops out at $100/mo, Mistral AI at $14.99/mo. A deeper ladder is not a worse deal — it is a bill that keeps climbing if you keep growing.
- ChatGPT: It bills by country — entry £7/mo to a UK reader and €8/mo in the eurozone, from our same-day reads.
Both ladders were read from the vendors’ own pricing pages as shown to a United States reader, on the dates beside each table. Nothing here is converted from another market and nothing is ordered by commission. Some links are affiliate links; they earn us a commission and change no number.
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