OpenAI began displaying advertisements on ChatGPT's Free and Go subscription tiers in India on August 27–28, 2026, where the service has over 100 million weekly active users. The company plans to launch an ad manager interface in September 2026 to allow advertisers to manage campaigns on the platform.
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OpenAI has more than 100 million weekly active ChatGPT users in India, a huge chunk of whom are on the free or the lower-priced Go tiers.
OpenAI has more than 100 million weekly active ChatGPT users in India, a huge chunk of whom are on the free or the lower-priced Go tiers. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/27/open ai-to-start-showing-ads-on-chatgpts-free-and-go-tiers-in-india/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
OpenAI launches ads on its ChatGPT Free and Go subscription tiers in India, where it has 100M+ weekly active users, and plans to launch an ad manager next month (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch) https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/27/open ai-to-start-showing-ads-on-chatgpts-free-and-go-tiers-in-india/ http:// mediagazer.com/260827/p10#a260 827p10
OpenAI began showing ads in India to users on ChatGPT’s Free tier and its lower-priced Go plan, which costs 399 rupees, or about $4, per month [cnbc.com#1][seekingalpha.com#1][cnyes.com#1]. The rollout covers one of ChatGPT’s largest markets: OpenAI said earlier this year that India had more than 100 million weekly active ChatGPT users, with many using free or lower-priced plans [techcrunch.com#1]