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Cutting ChatGPT Team Plan Costs: Smarter AI Integration for Your Company

Save on ChatGPT costs with a pay-per-use model, making AI accessible and boosting team productivity without the high expense of traditional plans.

Snow Lee
Snow Lee

ChatGPT's Team Plan (a.k.a Business plan or Enterprise plan) is a game changer for companies! Companies can improve their team productivity using AI in various ways.

However, it's too expensive especially for companies with over 100 people, which the cost starts at $3,000 per month. Even smaller teams of 20 people have to pay $600 per month. This price can be too high for many companies.

The Problem with ChatGPT Team Plans

  1. Uneven Usage: Not everyone in your company will use ChatGPT the same way. Some might use it hundreds of times a day, while others may only ask a few questions each month. But if your company supports OpenAI, everyone will want access, no matter how often they use it.
  2. Lack of Control: High costs aren't the only issue. You don't have clear visibility into how ChatGPT or custom GPTs are used by employees. You may not know if these tools are truly working well for your company.

Save Costs with Pay-Per-Use

To cut down costs, consider paying for ChatGPT by usage instead of buying team plans. This means you only pay for what your employees actually use.

How to Do This:

  • Use OpenAI Assistants API: The OpenAI Assistants API works like ChatGPT. You can use it to build AI assistants that employees can benefit from, without the high costs.
  • Convert Your Custom GPTs: You can turn your custom GPTs into Assistants using this API, keeping the functionality but saving money.

Easy Way to Implement This

Building this yourself can be complex and time-consuming. You need to manage servers, write code, and deal with streaming, file attachments, and web searches.

  • Use Services like Runbear: Runbear makes this process simple. You can convert GPTs into AI assistants and connect them to your communication tools like Slack or Teams in just 10 minutes. This way, employees can use ChatGPT in the tools they already like.
  • Why Runbear? While other no-code options like Make are available, Runbear is the easiest and most powerful for managing multiple GPTs with OpenAI.

More Benefits

Switching to this model doesn't just save money:

  • Better AI Adoption: When AI tools are built into communication platforms, employees learn by watching each other, leading to quicker adoption of AI.
  • Boost Team Productivity: Managing AI assistants for different tasks boosts productivity. For example, your HR team could have a dedicated AI assistant to handle common questions.

Conclusion

Don't let costs and low usage stop you from adopting AI. Paying by usage and using platforms like Runbear makes AI accessible and cost-effective for your company, boosting both savings and productivity.