OpenAI will provide free AI models to select researchers
OpenAI announced the ChatGPT for Academic Researchers program, offering free access to its AI models for up to 100,000 scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. The initiative will begin with 10,000 participants this summer and provide support, access to the GPT‑5.6 Sol Pro model, and the ability to invite four collaborators per researcher. OpenAI pledged more than $250 million through 2027 to support external scientific research while stating that researchers' data will not be used to train its models.
- ▪The program will start with 10,000 participants and expand to 100,000 by 2027.
- ▪Eligible researchers will receive hands‑on support and access to the latest GPT‑5.6 Sol Pro model.
- ▪Each researcher can invite four collaborators from their institution to join the program.
- ▪OpenAI has committed over $250 million to support scientific research and assures that participants' data will not be used for model training.
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News AI OpenAI will provide free AI models to select researchers The program, ChatGPT for Academic Researchers, will start with 10,000 participants this summer. By Ian Carlos Campbell July 29, 2026 5:33 pm EST Samuel Boivin/Shutterstock OpenAI is launching a new program called ChatGPT for Academic Researchers that will offer free access to the company's AI models to 100,000 scientists, mathematicians and engineers. Researchers from "select academic institutions" included in the program will receive hands-on support from OpenAI, access to the company's latest GPT-5.6 Sol Pro model and be able to invite four collaborators from their institution to participate. The program will start with 10,000 participants this summer and scale up to 100,000 through 2027.
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