This year, AI companies have made Indian users happy. In the race to outdo each other in the AI race, companies have made their subscription plans free, giving users the opportunity to enjoy premium features without paying anything. However, it is not only the users who benefit from it. AI companies will also get data from millions of people to train their models. Let us know which companies have given their subscriptions free this year.
In November this year, Google made its Gemini AI Pro subscription free for Jio users. Jio has around 500 million users in India, and they are being offered this plan, which usually costs Rs 1950 per month, for free for 18 months. Additionally, last week, Google included India among the countries where it is offering huge discounts on its AI Plus package.
OpenAI
OpenAI has also made the use of its AI chatbot ChatGPT cheaper for Indian users. The company has recently made the ChatGPT Go plan completely free. This plan, which usually costs Rs 399 per month, is being offered free to all users for one year. In other countries, users are charged for this plan.
Perplexity AI
Like Google, Perplexity is also working with telecom company Airtel. Perplexity Pro subscription is being given free to Airtel users in India. This allows users to use this plan, which usually costs around Rs 17,000 annually, for free.
Why are companies being so generous towards India?
The main reason for the generosity of companies towards India is its large user base. There are about 730 million smartphone users in India who use an average of 21GB of data every month. By giving away their plans for free, the user base of companies has increased rapidly. After ChatGPT Go became free, the company saw a 607 percent year-over-year increase in its user base. Similarly, Gemini’s daily users have also increased by 15 percent.
