From a shared account to your own account on VIGPT

Many people reach for a shared account to use ChatGPT or Claude — an account a seller hands out to several people at once. The reason is clear: paying these services directly from Iran isn't simple, and a shared account looks cheaper at first glance. It's an understandable choice.

But what you're buying is a shared login, not an account that's really yours. And that difference shows up in practice.

What a shared account is actually like

A few things worth knowing before you buy:

• One login across several people. The password and access aren't in your hands — they're the seller's. Any decision they make — changing the password, reselling, closing the account — affects your access.
• It can stop working without warning. When several people use one account at the same time, it's more likely to get locked or reset. When that happens, your access — and your conversation history — can disappear overnight.
• The bill isn't in Toman. You pay a middleman, there's no proper invoice, and the underlying price is in dollars. So every time the exchange rate rises, your cost rises with it.
• There's no Persian support. If something breaks, there's nowhere to go in Persian; at best you're dealing with the same seller.

None of this means the seller is acting in bad faith. The point is simpler: you don't own what you bought.

How your own account on VIGPT is different

VIGPT is a Persian-first AI assistant that's smoothed this same path from inside Iran. The core difference is that the subscription is yours:

• One subscription, many models. Instead of one account on one service, a single subscription gives you access to a set of models. You don't have to pick the model yourself; by default, Auto reads each message and routes it to the best model in your plan. If you want, you can pin a specific model or set Auto's preference toward "fastest answer" or "highest quality."
• Sign in with your own phone number. Signing in uses only an Iranian mobile number and a one-time SMS code. There's no email or password, and no national ID or bank card is taken to sign in. This login is only yours.
• Pay in Toman. Billing is monthly and in Toman. Renewal is manual — your plan doesn't auto-renew, and nothing is quietly charged.
• Persian support. Persian is the product's primary language, not a side translation. If you have a question, you get an answer in Persian.
• Your own history and files. The conversations and files you upload are kept on servers in Iran and scoped to you. VIGPT doesn't train models on your data and doesn't sell it.

How to start

Three simple steps:

1. Sign in with your number. Enter your Iranian mobile number, type the SMS code, and that's it. There's no password to create and remember.

2. Pick a plan. You can start on the free plan and upgrade later if you need to. Each plan renews manually, so you never pay for a month you don't want.

3. Start a conversation. Stay on Auto and ask. The model choice is the app's job.

The plans at a glance

• Free: always free. A set of fast everyday models with Auto routing, and 1 attachment per message. Good for trying it out.
• Standard — 299,000 Toman/month: understanding files and images (vision), image generation, and web search.
• Pro — 899,000 Toman/month: everything in Standard, plus video generation, Deep Think, and deeper search.
• Max — 2,900,000 Toman/month: everything in Pro, plus the most capable models and Media Studio (fine control over the quality and format of image and video output).

Every subscription gives access to all the models in that plan, and it's updated as new models launch around the world.

Prices and what each plan includes are correct at the time of writing and may change. For current numbers, see the pricing page.

If you're a team

Sometimes the reason to reach for a shared account is that a few people want to split the cost. For exactly that case, VIGPT has a separate path: a team can request an organization. A shared Toman wallet covers the cost, each member gets their own plan, each person's conversations stay private to them, and the team owner manages members and billing from a central console. That's team savings without passing one login around.

In short

A shared account is a quick route, but it's a shared login you don't control and that can stop working at any moment. A personal VIGPT subscription gives you the same access, with a login that's your own, payment in Toman, and Persian support. It's free to start, and signing in takes only a few seconds.