"OpenAI is now doing the thing everyone assumed it eventually would: bringing ads to ChatGPT. After weeks of user frustration over what appeared to be ads slipping into conversations, OpenAI finally laid its cards on the table. In a blog post published on Friday, the company confirmed it plans to begin testing ads in ChatGPT for U.S. users on the free and Go tiers, while promising that paid tiers like Pro, Business, and Enterprise will remain ad-free."
"OpenAI insists this isn't a betrayal of trust, but a trade-off. "As ChatGPT becomes more capable and widely used, we're looking at ways to continue offering more intelligence to everyone," the company wrote, framing ads as a way to expand access without forcing users to pay. The company also stressed a hard line between answers and advertising, saying users need to trust that ChatGPT's responses are "driven by what's objectively useful, never by advertising," and that conversations will not be shared or sold to advertisers."
OpenAI will begin testing advertisements in ChatGPT for U.S. users on the free and Go tiers while maintaining ad-free access for Pro, Business, and Enterprise subscribers. Ads are presented as a mechanism to broaden access and add intelligence without requiring more users to pay. OpenAI emphasizes a separation between advertising and model outputs, asserting that responses will be guided by usefulness rather than advertiser influence and that conversations will not be shared or sold to advertisers. Earlier user reports described unexpected, ad-like suggestions and unrelated product mentions that eroded trust, including among paying subscribers.
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