OpenAI opens access to its frontier models as part of a commitment of more than $250 million through 2027. It starts with 10,000 researchers — including the Institute for Advanced Study and the École normale supérieure — scaling to 100,000 by 2027.
Announced on July 29, ChatGPT for Academic Researchers gives free access to OpenAI's frontier models as part of a commitment of more than $250 million through 2027.
The scale: it begins with 10,000 researchers — with institutions such as the Institute for Advanced Study and the École normale supérieure among the first — and a stated goal of 100,000 by 2027.
What is included: GPT-5.6 Sol Pro, more than 75 skills specialised in the life sciences, and the ability to invite up to four collaborators per project.
Why it matters: this is the direct answer to Anthropic's Claude Science. Both leading labs have decided that the ground on which they want to prove value is not office productivity but scientific discovery — and free access for universities is the fastest route to both adoption and publishable results.
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