This is in line with what OpenAI told Mashable when it launched ChatGPT Search at the end of October. When asked whether the company planned on introducing ads to the AI-powered search engine, a spokesperson said, "we don’t have any plans for ads."

OpenAI currently does not show ads on even the free tier of ChatGPT Recently, Perplexity began showing ads to users in the US Google also took the ad route with its AI Overviews

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is considering the introduction of advertising as a revenue stream, according to comments from its CFO Sarah Friar in an interview with the Financial Times. Friar described the potential move as one that would require a “thoughtful” approach,

OpenAI is looking at adding advertisements alongside its artificial intelligence responses, according to company CFO Sarah Friar

OpenAI is discussing plans to introduce advertising to its artificial intelligence products, as the ChatGPT maker seeks new revenue sources as it restructures as a for-profit company. Sarah Friar, chief financial officer at OpenAI,

OpenAI, the company responsible for ChatGPT, is reportedly playing around with the potential of introducing advertising as a new revenue stream for its AI tool. If it went forward with this plan, it would be a complete reversal from its initial premise for one of the world’s most valuable AI companies.

OpenAI is exploring how to introduce ads into its products as the company looks to diversify its revenue sources to support its explosive growth.