ChatGPT parent OpenAI will establish its first office in India in New Delhi later this year, furthering its expansion into its second-largest user market.
OpenAI, backed by Microsoft, has set up a legal entity in India and started recruiting a local team, according to a statement shared by the company with Reuters on Friday.
India is a vital market for ChatGPT, where it recently launched its most affordable monthly plan priced at $4.60, aiming to reach nearly one billion internet users in the world’s most populous country.
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OpenAI is facing legal challenges in India, with media outlets and book publishers accusing the company of using their content without permission to train ChatGPT. The company has denied any wrongdoing.
“Opening our first office and building a local team is an important first step in our commitment to making advanced AI more accessible across the country and to build AI for India, and with India,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman stated.
The company faces strong competition in India from rivals like Google’s Gemini and AI startup Perplexity, both of which have launched offerings making their advanced plans free for many users in the market.
India boasts the largest population of student users on ChatGPT, with weekly active users having quadrupled over the past year, according to new market data from OpenAI released on Friday.
