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The Philippines is among the top five countries in Asia for weekly active ChatGPT users, underscoring a surge in demand for AI tools in daily learning, creativity, and problem-solving.
Driving the trend:
Filipinos are using ChatGPT for tutoring, editing, personal writing, “how to” advice, and creative ideation, integrating AI into their routines at a rapid pace.“
“Millions of people across the Philippines are turning to ChatGPT to support their learning, creativity and everyday problem-solving,” Nick Turley, vice president and head of ChatGPT, said in a press release on Oct. 9, 2025.
“With ChatGPT Go, we want to make cutting-edge AI easily accessible and affordable so everyone can benefit from it,” he adds.
Affordable AI at scale:
For P300 per month, ChatGPT Go gives users 10× more message and image generation limits, extra file uploads, and double the memory compared to the free plan—all powered by GPT-5.
GPT-5 is a unified system with a smart, efficient model that answers most questions, a deeper reasoning model (GPT‑5 thinking) for harder problems, and a real‑time router that quickly decides which to use based on conversation type, complexity, tool needs, and your explicit intent.
Big picture:
After debuting in India, the Go plan doubled OpenAI’s paid subscribers in just a month. The Philippines is now among 16 Asian markets where it is rolling out simultaneously.
How it works:
OpenAI is positioning Go as the gateway plan. It is ideal for users who want more access without going premium, according to the company.
For those needing faster performance and advanced features like deep research or Sora video creation, Plus remains available at P1,100 a month, while Pro caters to enterprise-scale users with the highest-level tools.
Payments can be made via credit card on the web or through in-app purchases on iOS and Android. Subscriptions work seamlessly across web and mobile devices.
Data handling follows the same privacy and safety standards as other OpenAI services, giving users control over whether their chats are used to improve models. —Ed: Vanessa Hidalgo | Corrie S. Narisma
