In February, I decided to subscribe to ChatGPT Go, promising to keep you all updated on how I found the new subscription.
About a week after signing up, I received an email advising that the price for my region was dropping. The new charge would be £7 instead of £8. A positive start, although early on I still wasn’t sure whether the subscription would prove worthwhile in the long run…
One interesting development came when I decided to try the ChatGPT browser, “Atlas”, on my Mac. It’s a browser with GPT built directly into it, and it’s been particularly useful for website creation and CSS support. Because it can see and interpret the page I’m viewing, troubleshooting and tweaking this blog has become much more straightforward. It’s definitely helped with a number of website enhancements.
Since subscribing, I’ve found myself using ChatGPT far more than previously, mainly via the app on my iPhone. I’ve experimented with image creation and I’ve even used it to support a light redesign of the blog. It helped with a new logo and some graphics and, after describing what I wanted, the results were surprisingly strong. Genuinely impressive and almost worth the subscription on its own. For example, I regularly upload photos to have them compressed or improved for the blog.
I did hit an image generation limit on one occasion, but spacing and timing of such requests since has helped solve the issue. In fairness, I don’t usually need to generate that many images in one go.
The ability to get website advice and create graphics makes subscribing feel like very good value. I’ll definitely continue subscribing. It also helps with tasks that would normally require separate services.
The only real downside so far is the voice chat. It still needs improvement, as I’ve found it a bit awkward and unnatural to use.
Overall, £7 a month feels like excellent value. The app covers so many use cases and has effectively replaced services like Canva and Photobox for me. In doing so, it not only saves money on other subscriptions but also allows me to handle a wide range of tasks in one place.
Addition – Since writing this update, a problem has arisen. Around mid-April, ChatGPT began advertising new image features. This new functionality has actually made image generation more difficult and constantly challenges you to ensure images are appropriate and don’t infringe on property rights. Previously I had few issues but now when the system refuses to create an image, it suggests alternatives. If you follow the advice, it still results in the system refusing to create the content despite it telling you had to put the request in a manner that it can handle. Could you please sort this out, ChatGPT?
Original Review
I really enjoy using Chat GPT and find it incredibly useful for research and fact-finding. In many ways, it’s now more useful than Google, especially with the ability to create images and even have voice conversations with AI.
The main use was for questions and advice and I also used it for some health information that was useful.
For the last year or so, I’ve been using the free version. While it’s been good overall, I often ran into usage limits, particularly when creating images or using chat more heavily. Usage time was especially restricted when accessing newer AI models. On many days I’d get a message telling me I’d been dropped to a lower model until the next day, sometimes even after fairly light use.
Paying for the Plus version of Chat GPT was never really an option for me. I just wasn’t willing to spend £20 a month for functionality I don’t really need, such as coding. I’d heard rumours that a cheaper, lighter subscription was on the way in the UK, and when it finally launched this month it caught my attention. It’s called ChatGPT Go and costs £8 a month. Previously it had been available in India, before being launched in more countries this month after a successful trial.
Since subscribing earlier this week, the main advantage seems to be longer usage time for voice, newer models, and image creation before hitting any limits. As a relatively light user, I was keen to see whether I’d actually benefit, and whether the quality of answers would noticeably improve.
So far, I’ve been using it to create images, generate news summaries, carry out deeper searches, and for general research. I’ve really been enjoying the experience and you can have a lot of fun using the app.
The difficulty, though, is that it’s hard to measure exactly how much extra benefit you get from the subscription. You have to trust that some answers may be more tailored as a paying subscriber with improved memory learning about you. That said, I haven’t hit any usage restrictions at all, which was one of my main reasons for signing up.
One possible downside is that the Go subscription may not stop ads appearing when they launch in the UK soon. The US version of Go already includes ads, so it’s probably only a matter of time before they appear. Hopefully they will not be too intrusive.
As an experiment, I’ll post updates on how I get on with Go, including the pros and cons. Keep an eye out for follow-up posts. Do comment below if you have signed up for GO, and do let me know how you are finding it.
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