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Pretoria · 2026-11-13

Wage jurisdiction

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

Intelligence Hours Index

10h 58m

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

Time, made visible1 bar = 8 hours

1.37 workdays8h is a visual unit, not a legal working day.

Behind the number

Monthly USD price: $20
Hourly minimum wage: ZAR 30.23
Local currency per USD: 16.5877
Reference FX date: 2026-11-12
Wage effective / source-reference date: 2026-03-01
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 ordinary-hour minimum, including farm and domestic workers. Expanded public works and learnership allowances excluded.

Official gross hourly rate; no monthly or daily conversion.

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Regional comparison

One country, local realities.

Only verified statutory values enter the ranking. Unverified regions and systems without a general minimum remain distinct.

Region	Hours of work	Hourly wage, local	Status
Pretoria	10h 58m	30.23	stale

Actual observations only

A history that starts with evidence.

Recorded data table

Date	Hours	Revision
2026-09-28	10.803440291102	3
2026-09-29	10.837777042673	1
2026-09-30	10.831756533245	2
2026-10-02	10.982004631161	1
2026-10-03	10.987165067813	1
2026-10-04	10.998147535561	1
2026-10-05	11.009725438306	1
2026-10-07	10.968111147866	1
2026-10-08	10.99503804168	1
2026-10-09	10.952431359577	1
2026-10-10	10.947469401257	1
2026-10-11	10.941978167383	1
2026-10-12	10.927687727423	1
2026-10-13	10.904134965266	1
2026-10-14	10.888190539199	1
2026-10-15	10.92437975521	1
2026-10-16	10.891895468078	1
2026-10-17	10.888256698644	1
2026-10-18	10.885345683096	1
2026-10-19	10.869070459808	1
2026-10-20	10.861594442607	1
2026-10-21	10.841878928217	1
2026-10-22	10.858948064836	1
2026-10-26	10.964009262322	1
2026-10-27	10.993648693351	1
2026-10-29	10.996824346675	1
2026-10-30	10.994177968905	1
2026-10-31	11.004697320543	1
2026-11-01	11.007674495534	1
2026-11-02	11.011313264969	1
2026-11-03	10.989877605028	1
2026-11-05	10.852464439299	1
2026-11-08	10.888058220311	1
2026-11-10	10.846840886537	1
2026-11-11	10.894475686404	1
2026-11-12	10.974330135627	1

Monthly plans

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Plan	USD/month	Hours	Service availability
ChatGPT Go	8	4h 23m	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 Plus	20	10h 58m	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 — More	200	109h 45m	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 Pro	20	10h 58m	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×	100	54h 52m	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 Plus	4.99	2h 44m	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 Pro	19.99	10h 58m	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×	99.99	54h 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
Google AI Ultra — 20×	199.99	109h 44m	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
SuperGrok	30	16h 28m	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 Plus	100	54h 52m	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 Plus	19	10h 26m	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 Pro	39	21h 24m	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 Max	99	54h 19m	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 Ultra	199	109h 12m	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 500	500	274h 21m	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.

ChatGPT pricing — OpenAI
Claude pricing — Anthropic
Google AI plans — United States — Google
Frankfurter v2 reference exchange rates — Frankfurter / contributing official institutions
National Minimum Wage Amendment 2026, Gazette 54075 — South Africa Department of Employment and Labour
ChatGPT supported countries — OpenAI
Where can I access Claude? — Anthropic
Where you can use the Gemini web app — Google

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.

ZA-CAP · verified 2026-09-28

Official rate: 30.23 ZAR per hour from 2026-03-01. General ordinary-hour minimum, including farm and domestic workers. Expanded public works and learnership allowances excluded.

Observation ZA-CAP-2026-03-01-30.23. Source za-gazette. Approved 2026-09-28.

Approved wage changes

What changed, and when.

Effective / reference date	Published rate	State
2026-03-01	30.23 ZAR / hour	Published observation