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A $20 AI subscription is one hour of minimum-wage work in US, 50 in Nigeria

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Intelligence Hours Index2026-09-28 · basket-v1 How much work buysa month of AI? 1.09 IHI · hours#2 of 25 ranked countries$20 / month Compare with other countries →CSV Share result ↗ Image Preview & choose share card Share card Current selectionA · Highest-priced planB · All paid plans median Choose a price story to share. Intelligence Hours IndexIndividual plans All paid plans median $20 benchmark: median of ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro and Google AI Pro.

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Intelligence Hours Index2026-09-28 · basket-v1 How much work buysa month of AI? One monthly subscription. Measured in hours of minimum-wage work. Your countryChoose your country🇦🇺 Australia🇦🇹 Austria🇧🇪 Belgium🇧🇷 Brazil🇨🇦 Canada🇨🇱 Chile🇨🇳 China🇨🇴 Colombia🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇨🇿 Czechia🇩🇰 Denmark🇪🇪 Estonia🇫🇮 Finland🇫🇷 France🇩🇪 Germany🇬🇷 Greece🇭🇺 Hungary🇮🇸 Iceland🇮🇳 India🇮🇩 Indonesia🇮🇪 Ireland🇮🇱 Israel🇮🇹 Italy🇯🇵 Japan🇱🇻 Latvia🇱🇹 Lithuania🇱🇺 Luxembourg🇲🇾 Malaysia🇲🇽 Mexico🇳🇱 Netherlands🇳🇿 New Zealand🇳🇬 Nigeria🇳🇴 Norway🇵🇭 Philippines🇵🇱 Poland🇵🇹 Portugal🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia🇸🇬 Singapore🇸🇰 Slovakia🇸🇮 Slovenia🇿🇦 South Africa🇰🇷 South Korea🇪🇸 Spain🇸🇪 Sweden🇨🇭 Switzerland🇹🇭 Thailand🇹🇷 Türkiye🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇺🇸 United…

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