# I thought GPT-5 was free why it costs?

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**Created:** [August 8, 2025, 5:43am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/i-thought-gpt-5-was-free-why-it-costs/127161 "2025-08-08T05:43:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 8, 2025, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.cursor.com/t/i-thought-gpt-5-was-free-why-it-costs/127161/13 "2025-08-08T10:27:46Z")

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@KamilTheDev yes we offer a generous limit for testing different GPT-5 models though the precise amount is not disclosed. You will see an message once the limit is reached.

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