"Looks like ads really are coming to ChatGPT. In a post on X, Tibor Blaho, an engineer at AIPRM who has found leaks like these in the past, showed some coding from the ChatGPT Android app 1.2025.329 beta. It includes "new references to an 'ads feature' with 'bazaar content,' 'search ad' and 'search ads carousel.'" If this comes to fruition, it means the free version of the ChatGPT app is about to get ads."
"ChatGPT has been reluctant to put ads on its app, instead opting for a revenue stream tied to subscriptions to its Pro version and access to its API. However, the company is still not profitable. According to a report from HSBC, OpenAI won't make money until 2030, and the company needs to find an extra $207 billion to power its growth plans in the meantime, Forbes reported."
Leaked code from the ChatGPT Android beta references an ads feature with 'bazaar content,' 'search ad' and a 'search ads carousel,' indicating ads may appear in the free app. Historically, ChatGPT relied on Pro subscriptions and API access for revenue rather than in-app advertising. OpenAI remains unprofitable and, per HSBC, may not reach profitability until 2030 while needing about $207 billion to fund growth plans. Sam Altman said advertising is not ruled out and noted the platform's roughly 800 million weekly users as an attractive audience. A separate legal dispute: Ziff Davis sued OpenAI alleging copyright infringement in training and operation.
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