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ChatGPT for customer service

OpenAI's versatile, agentic flagship with a very large context window and a broad ecosystem of integrations.

Recommended for customer service

ChatGPT is strong across a wide range of tasks and excels at agentic coding and debugging; that suits automatically answering frequently asked questions.

GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data: EU hosting possible, no training on your data for business use, and self-hosting available. Caution applies to a model with a documented problem, such as an investigation by a regulator. How we measure
GDPR: Strong
QualityQuality from blind duels on LMArena: users choose between two anonymous answers. A difference of about 20 points is noticeable, a few points is noise. How we measure
1485Elo, independent
Editorial scoreOur own assessment on 10 of suitability for professional work, price and privacy. This is a judgement, not a measurement; that is why it always sits alongside the Elo. How we measure
8,9
Entry price
$0
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What ChatGPT does in customer service

Core tasks in customer service
  • Automatically answering frequently asked questions
  • Supporting agents with draft replies
  • Summarising and categorising conversations
  • Keeping the knowledge base up to date
Where ChatGPT excels
  • Versatile across a wide range of tasks
  • Strong at agentic coding and debugging
  • Multimodal: text, image and speech
  • Large ecosystem and integrations

ChatGPT has a strong published GDPR profile and is, with the right business settings, well suited to use in customer service.

Confidentiality and GDPR

GDPR: Strong

Be transparent that customers are speaking with AI and ensure a smooth handover to an employee. Protect the privacy of customer data in conversations.

EU data residency available for Enterprise, Edu and the API. Business and API data are not used for training by default; consumer tiers (Free/Plus/Pro) are, unless you turn this off.

Rule of thumb Use the business variant with a data processing agreement, and keep a human in the loop for decisions that matter.

Prices

Free$0Limited use
Go$8 / monthEntry-level subscription (added 2026)
Plus$20 / monthWider usage, newest models
Profrom $100 / monthPro 100 ($100), Pro 200 ($200) or Pro 500 ($500); Pro models, Codex and deep research
Business / APIfrom $20 / seatAnnual ($25 monthly); API per token

Questions about ChatGPT for customer service

Is ChatGPT suitable for customer service?
Yes. ChatGPT is strong across a wide range of tasks and excels at agentic coding and debugging, which suits customer service well. Always assess the specific task and keep a professional in the loop.
May I put confidential data into ChatGPT?
Be transparent that customers are speaking with AI and ensure a smooth handover to an employee. Protect the privacy of customer data in conversations. EU data residency available for Enterprise, Edu and the API. Business and API data are not used for training by default; consumer tiers (Free/Plus/Pro) are, unless you turn this off.
How much does ChatGPT cost?
There's Free ($0), Go ($8 / month), Plus ($20 / month), Pro (from $100 / month), Business / API (from $20 / seat). Check current prices on the official site.

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