OpenAI debuts a GPT Store for paid users to share and find custom chatbots and plans to start sharing revenue in Q1; users have already made 3M+ chatbots so far
https://techcrunch.com/... #AI #technology #OpenAI #marketplace #appstore X: Sam Altman / @sama : (there are incredibly useful GPTs in the store, but probably ‘everything is waifus’ runs away with it...) Sam Altman / @sama : the GPT store is live! https://openai.com/... fun speculation last night about which GPTs will be doing the best by the end of today. Greg Brockman / @gdb : GPT Store is now live: Sunny Madra / @sundeep : 3m chatbots 👀👀👀 Chris Frantz / @frantzfries : wow, they actually did it OpenAI launched the GPT Store and they actually made it possible to earn revenue from the apps. Why build a wrapper when you can build, deploy and monetize with zero code instead? Flood gates are open [image] @officiallogank : The GPT store is now here! 🤯 It comes with search, trending, categories, and a GPT builder revenue program coming in Q1 where to start, US builders will be paid based on user engagement with their GPTs. https://openai.com/... @openai : Introducing the GPT Store: Over 3M GPTs have been created and now you can find the most useful versions of ChatGPT for you. https://openai.com/... [image] Hayden Field / @haydenfield : NEW: OpenAI rolled out two big debuts Wednesday: the GPT Store—its answer to the App Store—& ChatGPT Team, a smaller biz tier. Both new revenue drivers had been in the works for a while, but the GPT Store had been on hold due to Altman's temporary ouster. https://www.cnbc.com/... @kraftful : Kraftful GPT has been a community favorite since its launch ✨ With the ChatGPT store launching, there's never been a better time to try one of the top GPTs https://chat.openai.com/... Ina Fried / @inafried : Be smart: What OpenAI is offering is more of a directory than a store, as developers can't directly charge for their chatbots. Instead, the custom GPTs are available to all paid ChatGPT users. https://www.axios.com/... Rowan Cheung / @rowancheung : @sama Huge opportunity for builders with the new revenue stream and distribution. Let's go! [Screenshot: Builders can earn based on GPT usage: In Q1 we will launch a GPT builder revenue program. As a first step, US builders will be paid based on user engagement with their GPTs. We'll provide details on the criteria for payments as we get closer.] LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski : OpenAI is trying to have its App Store moment. The company has launched a GPT Store, which lets paying users share and find custom versions of ChatGPT. … Jorge Alcantara Barroso : OpenAI has just launched the GPT Store, now available to ChatGPT Plus, Team (new!), and Enterprise users. … Forums: Hacker News : GPT Store Live Msmash / Slashdot : OpenAI Launches New Store For Users To Share Custom Chatbots
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Context & Ripple Effects
OpenAI first made no-code custom GPT creation available to paid ChatGPT users and positioned monetization as a future feature in its initial GPT rollout. The store turns that creation layer into a public discovery channel for the more than 3 million GPTs users have made.
The move extends OpenAI's earlier business-platform approach, including its ChatGPT API launch for businesses, from providing model access to organizing an ecosystem on top of ChatGPT.
First-order effects
Paid ChatGPT users gain a central directory to publish and discover custom GPTs, while builders gain a stated path to engagement-based revenue sharing in the US.
OpenAI becomes the gatekeeper for discovery and monetization of GPTs made within ChatGPT, rather than merely the provider of the underlying creation tools.
Second-order effects
The large supply of custom GPTs makes discovery, ranking, and user engagement more consequential: builders will need to differentiate their GPTs to win attention in the store.
Revenue sharing gives independent builders a reason to prioritize OpenAI's distribution, while paid ChatGPT tiers gain a broader catalog of specialized experiences.
Third-order effects
If engagement-based payouts take hold, conversational AI products may increasingly compete as platforms that aggregate third-party functionality, not only as standalone assistants.
The store is an early test of whether AI marketplaces can convert abundant, low-friction creation into durable quality and demand; curation and distribution would become core platform advantages if they can.
The trend: This is part of AI's distribution phase: model providers are building marketplaces to turn custom assistants into an ecosystem and a retention layer.
OpenAI launches a store for custom AI-powered chatbots 🤖 💬 The store is broken down into categories, such as writing, research, programming and lifestyle. The early GPTs that OpenAI is highlighting include a chatbot that offers personalized hiking trail recommendations, a code t…
OpenAI has launched its GPT Store to the public. Only those with ChatGPT Plus, Enterprise or the new Team plan can access the marketplace. — https://techcrunch.com/... #AI #technology #OpenAI #marketplace #appstore
wow, they actually did it OpenAI launched the GPT Store and they actually made it possible to earn revenue from the apps. Why build a wrapper when you can build, deploy and monetize with zero code instead? Flood gates are open [image]
The GPT store is now here! 🤯 It comes with search, trending, categories, and a GPT builder revenue program coming in Q1 where to start, US builders will be paid based on user engagement with their GPTs. https://openai.com/...
Introducing the GPT Store: Over 3M GPTs have been created and now you can find the most useful versions of ChatGPT for you. https://openai.com/... [image]
NEW: OpenAI rolled out two big debuts Wednesday: the GPT Store—its answer to the App Store—& ChatGPT Team, a smaller biz tier. Both new revenue drivers had been in the works for a while, but the GPT Store had been on hold due to Altman's temporary ouster. https://www.cnbc.com/...
Kraftful GPT has been a community favorite since its launch ✨ With the ChatGPT store launching, there's never been a better time to try one of the top GPTs https://chat.openai.com/...
Be smart: What OpenAI is offering is more of a directory than a store, as developers can't directly charge for their chatbots. Instead, the custom GPTs are available to all paid ChatGPT users. https://www.axios.com/...
@sama Huge opportunity for builders with the new revenue stream and distribution. Let's go! [Screenshot: Builders can earn based on GPT usage: In Q1 we will launch a GPT builder revenue program. As a first step, US builders will be paid based on user engagement with their GPTs…
Teams can have their own Custom GPTs running in their private workspace. I can see this rugpulling a lot of AI startups that were creating “ChatGPT for enterprise”.
This seems to not only be a tier for teams but an overall “pro” tier beyond plus. Some of the perks seem like a no-brainer even for one-person teams and power users.
Introducing ChatGPT Team: A new plan for teams of all sizes with access to advanced models and tools, business-grade data privacy & security, and the ability to create and share custom GPTs. Upgrade from your ChatGPT account. https://openai.com/...
ChatGPT for teams is now available! It comes with: - Higher message caps - GPT-4 32k - No training on your conversations - Workspace and team management - Early access to new features - GPTs shared in your workspace All for $30 per month 🥳 https://openai.com/...