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OpenAI opens the Rosalind Academic Plan: up to 30 free Business Standard seats for academic labs

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OpenAI introduced the Rosalind Academic Plan for academic life sciences labs.

  • Eligible labs can receive up to 30 ChatGPT Business Standard seats at no cost for up to 12 months, with access to all commercially available frontier OpenAI models subject to plan usage limits.
  • Access to GPT-Rosalind, OpenAI's life sciences model, depends on trusted-access approval.
  • Applying does not give a lab immediate access.
Who can use it
Applications are open to labs at U.S. universities, submitted by a principal investigator or lab lead on behalf of the lab. Labs covered by an OpenAI Enterprise agreement should use their university's access process.
When
Announced October 15, 2026 and applications are open now. Seats run for up to 12 months after approval. OpenAI has not published a closing date for applications.

Read the official announcement for access details. Availability can depend on your plan, region or workplace settings.

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