OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, plans to set up its first Indian office in New Delhi later this year, expanding its footprint in what is its No. 2 market by users. The Microsoft-backed company said in a statement on Friday that it has incorporated in India and begun recruiting locally.

ChatGPT parent OpenAI will open its first India office in New Delhi later this year. The company has already established itself as a legal entity in India and has begun hiring a local team.

The new plan was leaked earlier and OpenAI recently introduced local currency pricing in India via India's payment framework. With that, ChatGPT Plus and ChatGPT Pro are now offered for 1,999 rupees ($22.95) and 19,990 rupees ($229.50) — more expensive than the $20 and $200 users paid prior to the local currency rollout.