OpenAI to start showing ads on ChatGPT’s free and Go tiers in India
THE SO WHAT
ChatGPT’s free and Go tiers in India—over 100M weekly users—are becoming an ad surface, not just a product. If you rely on these tiers for workflows or distribution, expect UX changes, new policy constraints, and pressure to move serious usage to paid, ad-free channels.
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