OpenAI has indeed pushed more powerful models and tools into the free tier (for example, making GPT‑4o and several advanced capabilities available to ChatGPT Free users), which aligns partially with the “make it free or close to free” part of the prediction. (openai.com) However, the company still clearly relies on large numbers of individual paid subscribers via Plus and Pro plans: as of July 2025 around 35 million users (about 5% of weekly actives) were paying $20 or $200 per month for these individual tiers, and OpenAI internally projects around 220 million paying ChatGPT subscribers by 2030. (cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com) OpenAI’s own pricing page in late 2025 still positions Free as limited, with substantial additional reasoning power, usage, memory, and tools reserved for individual Plus and Pro users at $20 and $200 per month, respectively. (openai.com) While OpenAI also sells multi‑user “Team,” “Enterprise,” and other business offerings that emphasize collaboration, these exist alongside and not instead of a major consumer subscription business, and the firm is also exploring new revenue such as shopping and advertising features. (openai.com) Given that individual subscriptions remain central to both current revenue and long‑term projections, the specific prediction that OpenAI would “maybe just charge for a multiplayer version” does not match the observable strategy as of late 2025.