ChatGPT File Upload Limit: Size & Count Caps (2026)
ChatGPT caps uploads at roughly 512MB per file, ~2M tokens for text, limited spreadsheet rows, and around 10-20 files per conversation.
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ChatGPT caps uploads at roughly 512MB per file, ~2M tokens for text, limited spreadsheet rows, and around 10-20 files per conversation.
ChatGPT Plus costs $20/mo and gives ~160 flagship messages every 3 hours, plus separate caps on image generation, deep research, and advanced voice.
Claude Code runs on your Claude Pro or Max plan with a 5-hour rolling window plus weekly caps; Max 5x/20x go higher, and the API is pay-as-you-go.
Claude caps uploads at roughly 30MB per file, a limited number of images and files per chat, and PDF page ceilings. What Claude accepts in 2026.
Cursor Pro costs $20/mo and includes a monthly pool of model usage; Auto models run lighter while premium models draw down faster. The 2026 limits.
DeepSeek's web chat is free with soft rate limits and capacity pauses; the API has per-minute rate limits, off-peak discounts, and a large context window.
Gemini now meters usage by compute: 5-hour refresh, weekly cap. Free gets 32k context; AI Plus 2x, Pro 4x, Ultra up to 20x Pro. All the real numbers.
GitHub Copilot Free caps you at ~2,000 completions and ~50 chats per month; Pro gives unlimited completions plus a premium-request quota.
Grok's free tier caps you at roughly a handful of messages every 2 hours plus a few image generations; SuperGrok and X Premium+ raise those caps sharply.
Free Microsoft Copilot throttles you at peak times and caps daily image generations; Copilot Pro ($20/mo) adds priority access and a larger image boost.
Midjourney has no free tier in 2026; Basic/Standard/Pro/Mega give roughly 3.3/15/30/60 fast GPU hours per month, with unlimited Relax mode on Standard+.
NotebookLM's free tier caps notebooks, sources (~50 each), words per source (~500K), daily chats, and audio overviews. Plus raises them all.
Perplexity Free caps Pro searches to about 5 per day; Pro ($20/mo) gives 300+ Pro searches daily plus higher file-upload limits.
Claude's free plan allows roughly 15-40 messages per 5-hour window; Pro multiplies that ~5x; Max plans go 5x-20x higher. How the rolling windows, weekly caps, and 200K context work in 2026.