ChatGPT is owned and developed by OpenAI, an American artificial intelligence research and deployment company.

Key Details:

  • Company: OpenAI, Inc. (non-profit) and its for-profit arm OpenAI LP
  • Launched: ChatGPT was first released in November 2022
  • CEO: Sam Altman
  • Key Partner & Investor: Microsoft
    • Microsoft has invested over $10 billion in OpenAI
    • ChatGPT is also integrated into Microsoft's products (e.g., Copilot in Word, Excel, Edge, and Bing)

How It Works:

  • ChatGPT runs on OpenAI’s GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) models.
  • The latest version for Plus users is GPT-4-turbo (as of 2024–2025).

Business Model:

  • Free version (GPT-3.5)
  • ChatGPT Plus ($20/month) gives access to GPT-4-turbo and advanced tools

Let me know if you'd like a quick timeline of ChatGPT's evolution or how it compares with Google Gemini or Anthropic Claude.