Microsoft Corp. backed OpenAI will establish its first India office in New Delhi later this year, targeting its second-largest user market with localized operations and competitive pricing strategies.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Friday confirmed plans to open its first India office in New Delhi later this year, alongside new data highlighting the rapid adoption of its tools in the country.

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is significantly expanding its presence in India by opening an office and hiring local teams

Iyer is one of the initial team members, possibly the second employee after Pragya Misra, Public Policy and Partnerships Lead at OpenAI India office.

OpenAI has debuted its cheapest subscription yet for India only, product head Nick Turley announced on X. Called ChatGPT Go, the 390 rupee ($4.60) GPT-5 plan will offers users 10 times more message limits,

OpenAI’s latest language model, GPT-5, may be more powerful and accurate than its predecessors, but the company has warned users not to treat ChatGPT as their main source of information.

OpenAI is working on a cheaper plan called ChatGPT Go, and we previously thought it would be just limited to a few regions like India, but that may not be the case.