OpenAI is releasing a new lightweight version of the “Deep Research” feature in ChatGPT, which should be cheaper to run—and that makes it possible for the company to make it available to ChatGPT’s free users.

ChatGPT is joining the likes of Gemini and Perplexity to launch its own free Deep Research tool. You can now use ChatGPT to generate in-depth reports on any topic you like. However, there are usage limits and feature limitations to be careful about,

One of the best ChatGPT tools is Deep Research, but so far, it has required a subscription. OpenAI now offers a lighter version and expanded it to free users.