ChatGPT Plus users can now access 70+ plugins made by individual creators and companies like Instacart and Kayak. Here's how they work, and what you can do with them. [1]

Figure 1. ChatGPT Plugins.

Figure 1 shows ChatGPT Plugins. The plugins should automatically activate upon subscribing to ChatGPT Plus and can be found under "Beta Features" in a user's settings. The service costs $20 a month and allows users to utilize OpenAI's ChatGPT-4 model, a significantly better, but still flawed, upgrade over ChatGPT-3. Plus subscribers will have access to over 70+ third-party plugins. These can parse through website content, visualize and analyze data, and even help you learn foreign languages. [2]

Users can install as many plugins as they want, but are only allowed to use three at a time. The plugins cover a range of industries and business ventures including shopping, real estate, stocks, travel, and food. For example, one plugin, "ndricks Sports," finds and compiles relevant sports news and information. [2]

Other plugins like, "AskYourPDF," and "ChatWithPDF," allow users to provide a URL of a PDF document for ChatGPT to parse through. However, these plugins are very particular about what URLs it can and cannot accept, and this one does not accept local files from your computer. [2]

By May 19, the feature will be released to all ChatGPT Plus users in the beta phase, OpenAI says, providing a larger group for testing and feedback. After OpenAI has assessed "whether the feature is ready for a broader audience," it could make it available to all ChatGPT users. [1]

References:

1. https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/what-are-chatgpt-plugins-the-next-phase-of-conversational-ai-is-here
2. https://in.mashable.com/tech/52685/openai-rolling-out-chatgpt-plugins-to-plus-users

Cite this article:

Hana M (2023), ChatGPT Plugins for Plus Users, AnaTechmaz, pp.254