How to use ChatGPT: A beginner's guide to the most popular AI chatbot

• ChatGPT now has GPT-5, apps, deep research, and agent mode.
• Free to start; Plus and Pro get faster responses and latest tools. 
• Here's everything you need to know about using OpenAI's AI.

ChatGPT is not the same AI chatbot that first burst onto the scene in 2022. It's so much more powerful and robust now. This year alone, OpenAI peppered us with new models, modes, and features to play with inside the AI.

For instance, it replaced GPT-4o with GPT-5 and, more recently, introduced Apps in ChatGPT, which lets you bring third-party services directly into your chats. For deeper tasks, there's Deep Research, which scours the web and creates full reports with citations, and Agent Mode, which can open sites, check your calendar, or pull data from connected apps like Gmail.

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