At the end of September, OpenAI announced its strategic changes in the ChatGPT ecosystem. These changes were symbolically revealed through the introduction of a new feature in one of the world’s most popular chatbots. However, while ChatGPT Pulse appears to be a genuinely useful tool, it’s not yet available to everyone – why?
The New Update – ChatGPT Pulse
On September 25, OpenAI introduced1 a new feature called Pulse, which performs a basic agentic task: by analysing a user’s conversation history, provided feedback, and connected app data in the evening, it can generate reports the next morning containing 5–10 personalized updates with relevant recommendations for the user.
Users can curate the topics of these reports themselves, while the tool also analyses several other factors2, including ChatGPT memories (what the user has saved), direct feedback on whether the ChatGPT Pulse reports were useful or not, synchronized apps, and previous interaction history.
According to the company, this new feature marks the first step toward genuine agentic capabilities, making ChatGPT an increasingly relevant companion in users’ daily lives.
ChatGPT Pulse is Currently Available on a Limited Basis
Although this technology may seem promising and helpful for users managing their day and everyday tasks, the Pulse feature is not yet accessible to everyone. On launch day, the separate tab appeared only for Pro plan subscribers, who pay around €229 per month for ChatGPT. The tool is available on both iOS and Android systems.
Users can control the ChatGPT Pulse feature in the settings and disable it at any time under the personalization section.
When Could ChatGPT Pulse Become Available to Everyone?
In one of OpenAI’s blog posts, Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s CEO of Applications, stated: “We’re building AI that lets us take the level of support that only the wealthiest have been able to afford and make it available to everyone over time.”
The company has been transparent about its intention to make the tool widely accessible — something that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman also confirmed on his social media platform X. He explained that some new ChatGPT products require significant computational resources, which is why they are initially limited to the most expensive subscription tier — and this will also be the case with ChatGPT Pulse.
Earlier, the company admitted that the number of servers dedicated to ChatGPT is limited, but it is actively working on expanding capacity by building new AI data centres.
OpenAI revealed that in the near future, access to Pulse will be granted to Plus subscribers, and once the product becomes more efficient, it will eventually roll out to all ChatGPT users.
Final Word
For now, it’s unclear exactly when ChatGPT Pulse will be released to all users. However, the fact that OpenAI representatives are discussing its broader rollout and accessibility indicates that such an expansion is indeed likely in the future. We can expect this development to happen once the feature is made available to other paid tiers — specifically, Plus users.
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Sources: OpenAI1, OpenAI2, Sam Altman via X, TechCrunch
