A large number of unofficial applications that use free chat AI ``ChatGPT'' for a fee are occurring



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ChatGPT ' developed by OpenAI, an AI research group, has the language ability to pass university exams, and is attracting a lot of attention. Anyone can use ChatGPT for free, but MacRumors points out that there are many unofficial apps that provide ChatGPT functions for a fee on the App Store, and are downloaded enough to rank high in the rankings. .

Sketchy ChatGPT App Soars Up App Store Charts, Charges $7.99 Weekly Subscription - MacRumors
https://www.macrumors.com/2023/01/09/chatgpt-app-store-apps/

The result of searching for 'chatgpt' on the App Store is as follows. ChatGPT's unofficial apps are lined up. The app displayed at the top is intentionally displaying the app at the top of the search results using Apple Search Ads , which is a search advertisement in the App Store, as indicated by the red frame 'advertisement'.



Below is the detailed screen of the application that used the advertising system. In the description column of the application, it is written that it was developed by a company called 'Vulcan Labs Company Limited' instead of 'Open AI', the developer of ChatGPT, and that there is also a paid billing plan.



Some ChatGPT unofficial apps support Japanese.



If you check the detailed explanation, it seems that 'VIP plan with unlimited number of text transmissions' is offered for 500 yen per month. By the way, in the case of the original ChatGPT, you can have unlimited conversations for free at the time of article creation.



The App Store search results also listed an unofficial app that offers a subscription plan of 5000 yen per year.



The above ``unofficial apps that provide ChatGPT functions for a fee'' are also distributed in App Stores outside Japan. For example, in the French App Store, the ChatGPT unofficial app was ranked first in the download ranking. The app is estimated to have earned $200,000 in one week.




As mentioned above, many paid unofficial apps are distributed in the App Store, but the original ChatGPT can be used by anyone for free. In the following article, we are developing in detail how to create an OpenAI account and use the original ChatGPT and how to use the free extension 'ChatGPT for Google' developed by volunteers.

Browser extension 'ChatGPT for Google' that displays ChatGPT answers when you search Google - GIGAZINE



In addition, the following article explains how to use a free unofficial desktop application that adds a conversation log output function and prompt saving function to ChatGPT.

I tried using an unofficial desktop application that added a conversation log output function and a favorite function to the super powerful chat AI 'ChatGPT' - GIGAZINE



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