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Leak Points to OpenAI Testing a Science-Focused ChatGPT Plan

June 17, 2026 at 21:31 EDT

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OpenAI is preparing a new subscription tailored to scientific research, dubbed "ChatGPT for Science," according to a leak found inside the ChatGPT web build. Reported on June 17, 2026 by BleepingComputer, it is not an official announcement, and the scope, pricing and release timing remain undetermined.

June 17, 2026 · OpenAI — Code Leak

A "ChatGPT for Science" Plan Is Quietly in Testing

Hidden in the ChatGPT web app's code: a new vertical subscription for universities, labs and corporate R&D — built around biology, chemistry, physics and materials science. Not yet officially announced.

8.4M

Advanced science & math messages sent to ChatGPT per week

Target fields — biology, chemistry, physics, materials science

Gold

GPT-5 reached a medal-equivalent score at the Math Olympiad

GPQA Benchmark — graduate-level science questions

Score vs. the human-expert threshold (~70%)

39%

GPT-4

~70%

Human expert

92%

GPT-5

From assistant → research workspace

Built on the "OpenAI for Science" initiative, led by Kevin Weil — pairing partnerships with a science-oriented model.

Vanderbilt UC Berkeley Columbia Oxford Cambridge Lawrence Livermore Jackson Laboratory MOU · U.S. Dept. of Energy

Where it has helped

Helped solve a cosmic string radiation problem (Vanderbilt)
Extracted a biological mechanism later confirmed experimentally (Jackson Lab)
Generated a proof for an unsolved 1970s problem

Where it falls short

"Rediscovered" an existing published solution
Conflated nonlinear and nonlocal theory
Genuinely new ideas are rare; human verification stays essential

Still unverified: pricing, scope, release timing and eligibility. The plan is expected to be limited to verified research institutions, separate from individual, Teams and Enterprise tiers — with an announcement thought to be within weeks.

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