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ChatGPT Business vs Enterprise decision checker
Use this before buying ChatGPT seats or contacting sales. It turns the official OpenAI for Nonprofits caveats into a practical route check: Business, Enterprise, or pause until policy and data controls are ready.
Routes4Business, Enterprise, separate API, or pause.
Key caveatNo API discountOpenAI says nonprofit discounts are for ChatGPT Business and Enterprise, not API usage.
BAAEnterprise pathChatGPT Business should not be assumed sufficient when a BAA is required.
Data entryLocal onlyInputs run in the browser and are not submitted.
1. Describe the rollout
2. Tick the requirements that apply
How to use the recommendation
- Use Business for controlled team-seat rollout when data rules fit and there is no BAA or large-scale procurement requirement.
- Use Enterprise sales when the charity needs customisation, advanced controls, BAA discussion, support commitments, or broad deployment review.
- Use a separate API budget and platform review for apps, automations, or developer integrations; ChatGPT Business and Enterprise seats do not include nonprofit API pricing.
- Pause when policy, data classification, or workspace ownership is missing.
- Pair this checker with the OpenAI cost planner and Business vs Enterprise guide.