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Notes from measuring AI answers

What we learn running shopping questions against ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude — and practical guides to the channels merchants keep asking us about, starting with advertising inside ChatGPT itself.

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How to advertise on ChatGPT in 2026: a complete guide

Advertising inside ChatGPT runs through OpenAI's Ads Manager, not through the chat window. The account, the eligibility check, the four parts of an ad, and what to measure once it is live.

  • You advertise on ChatGPT through OpenAI's Ads Manager at ads.openai.com — a separate self-serve dashboard, not the ChatGPT app. You do not advertise by chatting with ChatGPT.
  • OpenAI's process is three steps: create your campaign, add your ad details, then launch and learn.

10 min readYoussef Abolatta

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