OpenAI to introduce ads on ChatGPT Free and Go tiers in India
OpenAI plans to show advertising to users of ChatGPT’s Free and lower-priced Go tiers in India, where the service has more than 100 million weekly active users.
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- OpenAI plans to show advertising to users of ChatGPT’s Free and lower-priced Go tiers in India, where the service has more than 100 million weekly active users.
OpenAI plans to begin showing advertisements on ChatGPT’s Free and Go tiers in India, according to a source report published on August 27, 2026.
The rollout targets the service’s no-cost tier and its lower-priced Go subscription. The source report says ChatGPT has more than 100 million weekly active users in India, many of them using those two tiers.
The move introduces an advertising model to a large segment of ChatGPT’s Indian user base. The stored source record did not specify a launch date or provide further details about ad formats.
