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🇰🇷 South Korea

Seoul · 2026-11-13

Capital location. General national rules are used where applicable; this is not a national average.

Intelligence Hours Index
2h 35m

Gross minimum-wage work for one month of this subscription benchmark.

Time, made visible1 bar = 8 hours
0.32 workdays8h is a visual unit, not a legal working day.

Behind the number

Monthly USD price
$20
Hourly minimum wage
KRW 10,320
Local currency per USD
1334.9
Reference FX date
2026-11-12
Wage effective / source-reference date
2026-01-01
Last wage verification
2026-09-28
Data status
stale
Service availability
Available
Sources & scope
ChatGPT · Available

Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions.

Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Claude · Available

Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions.

Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Gemini · Available

Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions.

Official support list Checked 2026-09-29

US list price · before taxes · gross minimum wage

General statutory hourly minimum. Monthly pay with paid weekly rest is not substituted for the official hourly rate.

Official gross hourly rate; no monthly or daily conversion.

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RegionHours of workHourly wage, localStatus
Seoul2h 35m10,320stale
Actual observations only

A history that starts with evidence.

2026-09-282026-11-12
Recorded data table
DateHoursRevision
2026-09-282.63122093023263
2026-09-292.63228682170541
2026-09-302.62558139534882
2026-10-022.62881782945741
2026-10-032.6265116279071
2026-10-042.62556201550391
2026-10-052.61222868217051
2026-10-072.59686046511631
2026-10-082.59738372093021
2026-10-092.60112403100781
2026-10-102.60075581395351
2026-10-112.60077519379841
2026-10-122.59170542635661
2026-10-132.59416666666671
2026-10-142.59418604651161
2026-10-152.59978682170541
2026-10-162.59815891472871
2026-10-172.59591085271321
2026-10-182.59362403100781
2026-10-192.58381782945741
2026-10-202.57660852713181
2026-10-212.57170542635661
2026-10-222.56767441860471
2026-10-262.56717054263571
2026-10-272.56893410852711
2026-10-292.58959302325581
2026-10-302.59091085271321
2026-10-312.58974806201551
2026-11-012.58988372093021
2026-11-022.59406976744191
2026-11-032.59906976744191
2026-11-052.60040697674421
2026-11-082.62296511627911
2026-11-102.60718992248061
2026-11-112.5955232558141
2026-11-122.5870155038761
Monthly plans

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PlanUSD/monthHoursService availability
ChatGPT Go81h 02m
Available
Sources & scope
ChatGPT · Available

Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions.

Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
ChatGPT Plus202h 35m
Available
Sources & scope
ChatGPT · Available

Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions.

Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
ChatGPT Pro — More20025h 52m
Available
Sources & scope
ChatGPT · Available

Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions.

Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Claude Pro202h 35m
Available
Sources & scope
Claude · Available

Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions.

Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Claude Max — 5×10012h 56m
Available
Sources & scope
Claude · Available

Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions.

Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Google AI Plus4.990h 39m
Available
Sources & scope
Gemini · Available

Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions.

Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Google AI Pro19.992h 35m
Available
Sources & scope
Gemini · Available

Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions.

Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Google AI Ultra — 5×99.9912h 56m
Available
Sources & scope
Gemini · Available

Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions.

Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Google AI Ultra — 20×199.9925h 52m
Available
Sources & scope
Gemini · Available

Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions.

Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
SuperGrok303h 53m
Country access unconfirmed
Sources & scope
Grok · Country access unconfirmed

We have not verified an official country-level support statement for this service. A working website or status page does not establish local access.

Provider guidance
SuperGrok Plus10012h 56m
Country access unconfirmed
Sources & scope
Grok · Country access unconfirmed

We have not verified an official country-level support statement for this service. A working website or status page does not establish local access.

Provider guidance
Kimi Plus192h 27m
Country access unconfirmed
Sources & scope
Kimi · Country access unconfirmed

We have not verified an official country-level support statement for this service. A working website or status page does not establish local access.

Provider guidance
Kimi Pro395h 03m
Country access unconfirmed
Sources & scope
Kimi · Country access unconfirmed

We have not verified an official country-level support statement for this service. A working website or status page does not establish local access.

Provider guidance
Kimi Max9912h 48m
Country access unconfirmed
Sources & scope
Kimi · Country access unconfirmed

We have not verified an official country-level support statement for this service. A working website or status page does not establish local access.

Provider guidance
Kimi Ultra19925h 44m
Country access unconfirmed
Sources & scope
Kimi · Country access unconfirmed

We have not verified an official country-level support statement for this service. A working website or status page does not establish local access.

Provider guidance
ChatGPT Pro 50050064h 41m
Available
Sources & scope
ChatGPT · Available

Listed for consumer web access. Paid-plan checkout, payment methods and individual features may have additional restrictions.

Official support list Checked 2026-09-29
Source trail

Every input has a source.

KR-CAP · verified 2026-09-28

Official rate: 10320 KRW per hour from 2026-01-01. General statutory hourly minimum. Monthly pay with paid weekly rest is not substituted for the official hourly rate.

Observation KR-CAP-2026-01-01-10320. Source kr-mwc. Approved 2026-09-28.

chatgpt-plus · verified 2026-09-28

ChatGPT Plus: USD 20 per month, regular monthly web subscription. Monthly billing / United States USD price selected on the official page. Promotions and annual equivalents excluded.

Observation chatgpt-plus-2026-09-28. Source openai-pricing. Approved 2026-09-28.

claude-pro · verified 2026-09-28

Claude Pro: USD 20 per month, regular monthly web subscription. Monthly billing / United States USD price selected on the official page. Promotions and annual equivalents excluded.

Observation claude-pro-2026-09-28. Source anthropic-pricing. Approved 2026-09-28.

google-ai-pro · verified 2026-09-28

Google AI Pro: USD 19.99 per month, regular monthly web subscription. Monthly billing / United States USD price selected on the official page. Promotions and annual equivalents excluded.

Observation google-ai-pro-2026-09-28. Source google-pricing. Approved 2026-09-28.

Approved wage changes

What changed, and when.

Effective / reference datePublished rateState
2026-01-0110320 KRW / hourPublished observation