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OpenAI launches CPC bidding for ChatGPT ads as performance infrastructure matures
Juozas Kaziukėnas has confirmed that OpenAI has launched CPC bidding in the ChatGPT Ads manager. Max bids are accepted between $3 and $5.
What changed
This sits alongside the conversion tracking pixel (launched the previous week) and the recently introduced conversion count metric in performance reports. CPA bidding is marked as "coming soon".
The progression has been rapid: impression buying for 2 months, conversion-tracking pixel last week, conversion reporting this week, CPC bidding today. OpenAI is assembling the full performance advertising stack at the cadence of a fast-moving startup, not an incumbent platform. Some features remain restricted to large advertisers, but minimum spend commitments are reportedly being lowered.
Why it matters for advertisers
For you, this means ChatGPT inventory is moving from awareness-only placements to a measurable performance channel within a single quarter. The architecture for cost-per-acquisition optimisation is largely in place: this will materially change how inventory is priced and purchased for the rest of 2026.
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OpenAI launches CPC bidding for ChatGPT ads as performance infrastructure matures
Juozas Kaziukėnas has confirmed that OpenAI has launched CPC bidding in the ChatGPT Ads manager. Max bids are accepted between $3 and $5. This sits alongside the conversion tracking pixel (launched the previous week) and the recently introduced conversion count metric in performance reports. CPA bidding is marked as "coming soon".
The progression has been rapid: impression buying for 2 months, conversion-tracking pixel last week, conversion reporting this week, CPC bidding today. OpenAI is assembling the full performance advertising stack at the cadence of a fast-moving startup, not an incumbent platform. Some features remain restricted to large advertisers, but minimum spend commitments are reportedly being lowered.
For you, this means ChatGPT inventory is moving from awareness-only placements to a measurable performance channel within a single quarter. The architecture for cost-per-acquisition optimisation is largely in place: this will materially change how inventory is priced and purchased for the rest of 2026.
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