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Advertising in ChatGPT

ChatGPT is where hundreds of millions now ask what to buy. OpenAI is building advertising into that conversation. We get your brand ready to be one of the first advertisers there — and recommended organically until it opens.

In short

Advertising in ChatGPT means paid placement inside ChatGPT's answers — sponsored products, recommendations and links shown to a user who is actively deciding. OpenAI is rolling it out in stages, not yet as an open self-serve product. We prepare your data, feeds and positioning now, secure early access, and run the campaigns the moment the channel opens — so you launch first instead of catching up.

Why ChatGPT is the ad channel to prepare for

800M+

weekly ChatGPT users — the reach any advertiser wants

1

answer, not ten links — placement is scarce and valuable

High

intent — people ask ChatGPT what to buy, not just what exists

How advertising in ChatGPT will work

The format is new, but the shape is becoming clear.

Inside the answer

Ads appear as sponsored recommendations woven into ChatGPT's response — clearly marked, but placed where the decision is being made rather than off to the side.

Product and shopping

Commerce is the obvious first surface: when someone asks for the best option in a category, sponsored products compete to be the one ChatGPT surfaces.

Intent-based targeting

No keywords to guess. The context is the whole conversation, so relevance is judged on what the user actually wants — a higher bar and a bigger opportunity.

Organic plus paid

Being organically trusted by ChatGPT and buying placement reinforce each other. The brands that earn the recommendation first will advertise from a position of strength.

What we do for you

One partner across the readiness, the access and the campaigns.

Get your data ready

Product feeds, structured data and the entity signals ChatGPT's ad system needs to understand and place you correctly. This is the work that decides whether your first campaigns are cheap or wasted.

Secure early access

We follow OpenAI's rollout closely and get you into pilots and betas as they open — so you are live, learning and building a track record before the channel goes mainstream.

Run the campaigns

When the auction opens we build, launch and optimise your ChatGPT campaigns — creative, targeting and budget tuned for the answer format.

Prove the return

Paid and organic ChatGPT visibility in one dashboard: placements won, citations, assisted conversions. You see exactly what the spend earns.

First movers pay less and learn faster

Every new ad platform has the same early window: low competition, cheap placements, and an outsized advantage for the brands that show up before everyone else. Google Ads, Facebook, TikTok — the story repeats.

ChatGPT will be no different, except the scarcity is sharper: one answer, a handful of sponsored slots, and an audience with real buying intent. The brands ready on day one will define what good looks like — and pay a fraction of what latecomers will.

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Frequently asked questions about advertising in ChatGPT

The questions we hear most often.

Not yet as an open, self-serve product for every advertiser. OpenAI is building and rolling out advertising in ChatGPT in stages. We track that rollout, get clients into early access, and prepare everything so you can launch the moment it opens to you.

Expect sponsored recommendations and products placed inside ChatGPT's answer — clearly labelled, contextually relevant, and shown to a user who is actively deciding. Commerce and product queries are the likely first surface.

Two things matter: clean, structured data ChatGPT's ad system can use, and a partner watching the rollout who can move you into pilots. We do both, and prepare your positioning so the first campaigns perform.

More than ever. A brand ChatGPT already trusts organically is cheaper to advertise and more credible when it appears. Earning the recommendation (AEO) and buying placement work best together, not instead of each other.

The media spend depends on OpenAI's pricing once live. Our work — readiness, early access and campaign management — is scoped to your ambition. Request pricing and we put together the right setup for you.

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Be first to advertise in ChatGPT

The channel is coming. The brands that prepare now will launch first and pay least. Let's get your data, access and positioning ready.

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