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ChatGPT appears in Google Ads auction insights

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An advertiser in a niche financial software area found ChatGPT in their Google Ads auction insights, present since May on exact match keywords. It is the clearest sign yet that ChatGPT ads compete in overlapping auctions.

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For you, this means a new bidder may be pressuring your CPCs, so check auction insights for unfamiliar entrants.

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ChatGPT appears in Google Ads auction insights

An advertiser in a niche financial software area found ChatGPT in their Google Ads auction insights, present since May on exact match keywords. It is the clearest sign yet that ChatGPT ads compete in overlapping auctions. For you, this means a new bidder may be pressuring your CPCs, so check auction insights for unfamiliar entrants.

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