Elicit
Elicit
8
AI research assistant for papers
- Version
- Research Agent
- Cost
- Free tier · from $11/mo
- Model
- Claude
ChatGPT Deep Research
OpenAI · #3 most active of 14 in Search & Research
An agentic mode that browses for many minutes and returns a cited report.
100
Trust score · Verified
1 data point checked · 2026-09-11
Current version
gpt-6-astra
Entry cost
from $20/mo
Changes / 30d
4
The short answers · verified September 14, 2026
- What is the latest version of ChatGPT Deep Research?
- The current shipped version of ChatGPT Deep Research is gpt-6-astra, as of September 14, 2026.
- How much does ChatGPT Deep Research cost?
- ChatGPT Deep Research starts at $20 per month on its cheapest paid tier, as of September 14, 2026.
- What AI model does ChatGPT Deep Research use?
- ChatGPT Deep Research runs primarily on GPT-5.2 Thinking.
Source: OpenAI — openai.com · Reusable under CC BY 4.0 — cite Tomorrow
Capabilities
- Multi-step browsing
- Cited reports
- Python analysis
- File and image reading
- Deep research
- Specialized models
- Web search
- Agents
- MCP and Connectors
- Code interpreter
- File search
- Computer use
- deep research
- agentic workflows
- web search
- Deep Research
- Reasoning
- File inputs
- Retrieval
- file upload
- python tool
- data visualization
- reasoning
- Multi-agent
- Image generation
- Agentic workflows
- agents
- deep-research
- agent workflows
- Data analysis
- Text generation
Pricing
Free
Gets 5 queries/month of lightweight version
Free
Plus
Gets 25 queries/month (switches to lightweight once reached)
$20
Pro
Gets 250 queries/month (switches to lightweight once reached)
$200
Entry price over time
7 of 30 points reconstructed from Internet Archive captures (hollow dots) — dated by capture, not by when we first saw the page. View a capture
Geek mode
Models under the hood
- disclosed
GPT-5.2 Thinking
OpenAI
- disclosed
gpt-5.6
OpenAI
- disclosed
gpt-6-astra
OpenAI
- disclosed
o3 (optimized version)
OpenAI
- disclosed
o4-mini (lightweight version)
OpenAI
Context window
196K tokens
Public API
yes
Multi-model routing
yes
Stack signals
- OpenAI SDK
- TypeScript SDK
- Terraform provider
Shared model stack
Other tracked products running on the same foundation models — a quick read on how much of the catalog moves when one of these models changes.
- GPT-5.6+1 aliasOpenAI · 9 products
- GPT-6 Astra+1 aliasOpenAI · 8 products
- GPT-5.2 ThinkingOpenAI · 2 products
- o3 (optimized version)OpenAI · 1 product
- o4-mini (lightweight version)OpenAI · 1 product
green disclosed · amber inferred · grey unattributed. Aliases are folded into one model; provider concentration counts only models with an established vendor.
Reported scale
Reference data. Each figure is whatever the source actually said — weekly users, downloads, revenue run-rate — with its own definition and date. These are not comparable between tools and are never used to rank anything.
No public usage figure on record for this product.
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- Model
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Change history
- capability
- capability
- version
- capability
- model
ChatGPT Deep Research added gpt-6-astra to its model stack
GPT-5.2 Thinking, gpt-5.6, o3 (optimized version), o4-mini (lightweight version)GPT-5.2 Thinking, gpt-5.6, gpt-6-astra, o3 (optimized version), o4-mini (lightweight version)
source - capability
- capability
- capability
- capability
New capabilities: Multi-agent, Image generation
23 tracked25 tracked · +Multi-agent, Image generation
source - version
- version
- version
- capability
- capability
- version
- capability
- version
- capability
- version
- capability
New capabilities: deep research, agentic workflows, web search
12 tracked15 tracked · +deep research, agentic workflows, web search
source - capability
- version
- model
ChatGPT Deep Research added gpt-5.6 to its model stack
GPT-5.2 ThinkingGPT-5.2 Thinking, gpt-5.6
source - capability
- capability
- version
- model
ChatGPT Deep Research added GPT-4.1, GPT-4.5, GPT-4o, GPT-5 thinking, GPT-5 thinking mini, OpenAI o3, OpenAI o3 pro, OpenAI o4-mini to its model stack
GPT-5, GPT-5 proGPT-4.1, GPT-4.5, GPT-4o, GPT-5, GPT-5 pro, GPT-5 thinking, GPT-5 thinking mini, OpenAI o3, OpenAI o3 pro, OpenAI o4-mini
source - capability
- model
ChatGPT Deep Research added GPT-5, GPT-5 pro to its model stack
GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, GPT-4.5, GPT-4o, OpenAI o3, OpenAI o3-pro, OpenAI o4-mini, OpenAI o4-mini-highGPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, GPT-4.5, GPT-4o, GPT-5, GPT-5 pro, OpenAI o3, OpenAI o3-pro, OpenAI o4-mini, OpenAI o4-mini-high
source - capability
New capabilities: Reasoning Models, Voice Mode, Web Search
8 tracked11 tracked · +Reasoning Models, Voice Mode, Web Search
source - capability
- model
ChatGPT Deep Research added GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, OpenAI o3, OpenAI o3-pro, OpenAI o4-mini, OpenAI o4-mini-high to its model stack
GPT-4.5, GPT-4o, GPT-4o mini, o1, o3-miniGPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, GPT-4.5, GPT-4o, GPT-4o mini, OpenAI o3, OpenAI o3-pro, OpenAI o4-mini, OpenAI o4-mini-high, o1, o3-mini
source - version
- model
ChatGPT Deep Research added GPT-4.5, o3-mini to its model stack
GPT-4o, GPT-4o mini, o1, o1 pro mode, o1-miniGPT-4.5, GPT-4o, GPT-4o mini, o1, o1 pro mode, o1-mini, o3-mini
source - capability
New capabilities: Deep Research, Reasoning Models, Advanced Voice
6 tracked15 tracked · +Deep Research, Reasoning Models, Advanced Voice, File Uploads, Data Analysis, Image Generation, Web Search, Canvas, Projects
source - version
- model
ChatGPT Deep Research added o3 (optimized version), o4-mini (lightweight version) to its model stack
GPT-5.2 Thinking, gpt-5.6GPT-5.2 Thinking, gpt-5.6, o3 (optimized version), o4-mini (lightweight version)
source - capability
New capabilities: file upload, python tool, data visualization
19 tracked23 tracked · +file upload, python tool, data visualization, reasoning
source - version
ChatGPT Deep Research moved to ChatGPT Pro (with o1 pro mode)
ChatGPT Deep ResearchChatGPT Pro (with o1 pro mode)
source - model
ChatGPT Deep Research added o1, o1 pro mode to its model stack
GPT-4, GPT-4o, GPT-4o mini, OpenAI o1-mini, OpenAI o1-previewGPT-4, GPT-4o, GPT-4o mini, OpenAI o1-mini, OpenAI o1-preview, o1, o1 pro mode
source
ChatGPT Deep Research compared
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APA
Tomorrow. (2026). ChatGPT Deep Research — version, pricing and model stack [Data set entry]. AlienSquad. Retrieved 2026-09-17, from https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/deep-research
BibTeX
@misc{tomorrow-tools-deep-research,
author = {{Tomorrow}},
title = {ChatGPT Deep Research — version, pricing and model stack},
year = {2026},
publisher = {AlienSquad},
howpublished = {\url{https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/deep-research}},
note = {Accessed: 2026-09-17}
}