Does ChatGPT memory depend on your plan?

What does each ChatGPT plan get for memory?

Business, Enterprise and Edu have no memory row on the pricing page, so their memory is not published on the pricing page. The pricing page rendered no price figures on 6 November 2026.

The same 16 January 2026 post says Go is rolling out everywhere ChatGPT is available. It lists US prices of $8 USD a month for Go, $20 USD for Plus and $200 USD for Pro, and says Go pricing is localised in some markets. It gives no UK price. OpenAI: Introducing ChatGPT Go, now available worldwide (16 January 2026). Verified 6 November 2026.

What does 'longer memory' on ChatGPT Go mean?

In OpenAI's own words, Go's longer memory is tied to a larger context window. No current figure is published for how much more Go holds than Free.

OpenAI's What is ChatGPT Go? article says: "Longer memory for more personalized responses: Keep conversations flowing with a larger context window.". Read 6 November 2026. The article is shown as updated in place, so no publication date is used. OpenAI Help Center: What is ChatGPT Go?. Verified 6 November 2026.

OpenAI's 16 January 2026 Go announcement lists "Longer memory and context window, so ChatGPT can remember more helpful details about you over time", and says that compared to Go, Plus includes "higher limits for messages, file uploads, memory, and context". It describes Pro as having maximum memory and context. OpenAI: Introducing ChatGPT Go, now available worldwide (16 January 2026). Verified 6 November 2026.

When Go launched in India in August 2025, OpenAI's Nick Turley described it as giving "2x longer memory compared with our free tier". A launch-era statement, not a current published figure. TechRadar: ChatGPT Go explained (19 August 2025). Third-party source. Verified 6 November 2026.

Does Dreaming work the same on every plan?

Not at first. OpenAI describes a staged rollout by plan and country, and more capacity for Plus and Pro.

OpenAI's dreaming post says the update "is available to Plus and Pro users in the US today, and will roll out to additional countries and Free and Go users over the coming weeks". It says reduced compute made it possible to begin rolling dreaming out to Free users and to "increase memory capacity for Plus and Pro users". OpenAI: ChatGPT memory and dreaming. Verified 6 November 2026.

Is Dreaming available in the UK? Check the dated status

ChatGPT memory summary vs saved memories

Documented by OpenAI vs reported by users

Documented by OpenAI: only the qualitative tiers above, Limited, Longer, Expanded and Maximum, with no number for any plan.

Reported by users, unofficial and dated: the estimates below come from OpenAI Community threads. OpenAI has not confirmed them, so treat them as user estimates, not limits.

In an OpenAI Community thread started in February 2025, with no OpenAI staff reply, users estimate Plus memory capacity at around 8,000 tokens against about 1,000 for Free, and another user estimates a 1:5 ratio. These are user estimates that OpenAI has not confirmed. User reports, unofficial. Read 6 November 2026. OpenAI Community: Does memory capacity depend on a ChatGPT Plus subscription?. Third-party source. Verified 6 November 2026.

In an OpenAI Community post of 22 January 2025, a user says that after a Plus subscription ended, memory showed 370% full and that there was no warning about it. This is a single user report that OpenAI has not confirmed. User report, unofficial. Read 6 November 2026. OpenAI Community: memory over 100% full after Plus ended. Third-party source. Verified 6 November 2026.

What happens to your memories if you downgrade?

OpenAI does not publish what happens. The user report above describes memory showing over 100% full after a downgrade from Plus.

Before you change plan, export or copy the memories that matter to you, so you have your own record to compare against.

How to export your ChatGPT memories

ChatGPT said it saved a memory, but it is not there

What changed

6 November 2026: figures such as "100 to 150 memories", "32 KB" or "1,500 words" circulate on third-party sites. OpenAI publishes no memory cap in numbers on its pricing page or its Go pages. OpenAI's Memory FAQ (article 8590148) and its help-lb mirror refused automated reads on 6 November 2026, so nothing from that FAQ is used here.

How does AI Twin hold your memories?

With AI Twin, your memories are held as individual items you can read and edit, whatever plan your assistant is on. Export any time. Personal is £18 a month.

How many memories can ChatGPT store on each plan?

OpenAI does not publish a number for any plan. Its pricing page describes memory only in words: Limited, Longer, Expanded or Maximum. Figures on third-party sites are not OpenAI's.

Does ChatGPT Free have memory?

Yes, but limited. The pricing page lists Memory and Memory with past chats as Limited on Free, and Memory sources as Yes.

What does Go's longer memory mean?

OpenAI's help article ties it to a larger context window for more personalised responses. The January 2026 announcement says ChatGPT can remember more helpful details about you over time. No figure is published.

Do Plus and Pro get more memory than Go?

Yes, in OpenAI's wording. The January 2026 announcement says Plus has higher limits for memory and context than Go, and the pricing page lists Pro as Maximum memory and context. No numbers are published.

Will downgrading delete my ChatGPT memories?

OpenAI does not publish what happens. One user reported memory showing 370% full after a Plus subscription ended. Export or copy what matters to you before you change plan.

Is ChatGPT Go available in the UK?

OpenAI's 16 January 2026 post says Go is available worldwide, rolling out everywhere ChatGPT is available, with localised pricing in some markets. That post publishes no UK price.