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Sources for Sensemaker's September 1, 2026 brief on ChatGPT Ads becoming a global advertising business and using conversation context to rank paid placements.
Ad policies
OpenAI’s Ad Policies outline standards for ad placement and content in ChatGPT, including brand safety rules, sensitive contexts, and disallowed categories.

Our approach to advertising and expanding access to ChatGPT
OpenAI plans to test advertising in the U.S. for ChatGPT’s free and Go tiers to expand affordable access to AI worldwide, while protecting privacy, trust, and answer quality.

Ads in ChatGPT | OpenAI Help Center
Explore general FAQs about ads in ChatGPT, including eligibility, personalization, privacy, and controls.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT ads business hits $1 billion run rate as Europe gets self-serve access
That figure comes from multiplying current monthly ad revenue by 12, so it's a snapshot of where things stand today.

A milestone in expanding access to AI
ChatGPT Ads reaches $1 billion in annualized revenue run rate and expands globally, supporting broader access to AI through free and affordable options.

ChatGPT ads are becoming a real business - Sensemaker
OpenAI says its ad business reached a $1 billion annualized run rate in under 200 days. The bigger shift is what conversation context is becoming.