Malta Strikes First National Deal With OpenAI To Offer ChatGPT Plus Free For a Year

Overview

• The government and OpenAI announced Saturday a program that will grant one year of ChatGPT Plus to citizens and residents, including Maltese living abroad.
• People will receive access only after completing an online course on responsible AI use created by the University of Malta.
• The Malta Digital Innovation Authority will manage a phased rollout starting later in May as participants finish the training.
• Officials did not disclose how much the agreement costs or who is paying for the access.
• ChatGPT Plus is OpenAI’s paid plan, priced at about $20 per month, and it adds stronger reasoning, data analysis, and higher message limits compared with the free tier.