OpenAI to Serve Ads to ChatGPT Free and Go Users in India
In one line: OpenAI is reportedly planning to show ads to ChatGPT Free and Go tier users in India.
Key points
- The rollout is said to target India, aimed at ChatGPT Free and the lower-cost Go tier.
- Unlike paid upper tiers (Plus, Pro), the experiment focuses on free and low-cost users as an ad-supported revenue model.
- India is one of ChatGPT's largest user bases, making it a natural first market for testing ads.
Why it matters
This signals generative AI services expanding beyond subscriptions toward ad-based monetization. If ads work in a market with many free users, the approach could spread to other regions and rival products.
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- OpenAI will show ads to ChatGPT Free and Go users in India — The Daily Star