Unlimited ChatGPT text chats arrive as OpenAI passes 1 billion users
OpenAI is tearing down one of the last major restrictions on its most popular product. Starting next week, the company is rolling out unlimited ChatGPT text chats for every user, including those on the free tier, ending the rate limits that have long pushed casual users toward a paid subscription. The change lands just as ChatGPT, according to OpenAI, recently crossed the 1 billion weekly user mark, making this one of the broadest usability upgrades the company has made in months.
Key takeaways
- OpenAI is removing limits on text-based chats for all ChatGPT users, including the free tier, with the change rolling out next week.
- GPT-5.6 Luna becomes the default model for Free and Go users this week, replacing GPT-5.5.
- A new “Think” button lets Free and Go users unlock higher reasoning power for harder questions, also arriving next week.
- Plus and Pro subscribers get an upgraded GPT-5.6 Sol model, available today, plus a thinking slider to control response depth.
- OpenAI says factual errors dropped 62% for GPT-5.6 Luna and 68% for GPT-5.6 Sol compared with GPT-5.5-Instant.
OpenAI removes text-chat limits for all ChatGPT users
OpenAI is scrapping rate limits on text conversations across every subscription tier, a shift that directly targets the friction free users have faced for years. Until now, anyone chatting heavily with ChatGPT on the Free or Go plans could hit a wall mid-conversation and get nudged toward a paid upgrade. That barrier is coming down for plain text exchanges specifically.
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