{"id":35290,"date":"2025-12-01T09:03:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T09:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=35290"},"modified":"2026-01-05T08:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:00:44","slug":"is-free-chatgpt-ending-openai-preparing-for-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/is-free-chatgpt-ending-openai-preparing-for-ads\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Free ChatGPT Ending? OpenAI Preparing for Ads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New clues have surfaced suggesting that OpenAI<\/strong> is gearing up to display ads<\/strong> in ChatGPT<\/strong>. Codes found in the beta version<\/strong> point to significant changes in the free usage model<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fresh signals suggest OpenAI<\/strong> might be making the switch to advertisements<\/strong> for ChatGPT<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. A beta version<\/strong> spotted by user Tibor Blaho on the X platform<\/strong> contains numerous lines of code related to ads within the Android app<\/strong>. The version 1.2025.329, which has not yet been released to the public, includes terms like “ads feature<\/strong>,” “search ad<\/strong>,” and “bazaar content<\/strong>.” This indicates that OpenAI<\/strong> could soon modify its free usage model<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It Was on the Agenda Before<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This finding follows a recent report by The Information<\/strong> stating that OpenAI<\/strong> is evaluating showing ads within ChatGPT<\/strong>. Allegedly, these ads<\/strong> could be personalized<\/strong> based on users’ chat history<\/strong> or memory<\/strong> features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman<\/strong> had previously expressed caution regarding the ad issue<\/strong>. In a speech at Harvard Business School<\/strong> last year, he stated that merging AI<\/strong> and advertising was “disturbing” and that it would be a “last resort for the business model<\/strong>.” However, he also noted that he wasn’t entirely against it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What Stage Are Ads At?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In the first episode of OpenAI’s podcast<\/strong>, Altman<\/strong> similarly explained that they hadn’t completely closed the door on the ad idea<\/strong>, but hadn’t yet decided how to integrate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The codes revealed in the beta version<\/strong> do not show exactly where the ads<\/strong> will appear in the app. However, predictions suggest that ads<\/strong> will likely be implemented in the free ChatGPT tier<\/strong>, which already has message<\/strong> and memory limitations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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