OpenAI Launches GPT Store, Monetisation Details Coming In Q1

After announcing it last year, OpenAI has launched its GPT Store which will be bringing customised GPTs designed by user’s using their own custom data and prompts. It is fundamentally something similar to an App Store but for GPTs. This is part of the GPT Builder programme which was announced in November. OpenAI has revealed that user’s have already created 3 million GPTs. 

OpenAI initially had plans of opening the GPT Store in November, but then first delayed it to December but finally it has launched it. OpenAI has also detailed that it will start sharing revenue with GPT creators in the first half of the year — in the first quarter to be precise. GPT builders will be paid based on user engagement with their chatbots, but hasn’t shared specific details on what the practice looks like. 

“The store features a diverse range of GPTs developed by our partners and the community. Browse popular and trending GPTs on the community leaderboard, with categories like DALL·E, writing, research, programming, education, and lifestyle,” says OpenAI on its website. 

OpenAI has also established a new review system to ensure GPTs meet brand guiltiness and usage policies. It has also updated its system to report harmful and unsafe GPTs. The GPT Store will roll out to ChatGPT Plus and Enterprise users. 

Another paid SKU of ChatGPT has also been launched dubbed ChatGPT Team which is a paid version for smaller teams of around 150 people. It offers similar access to the Enterprise versions to tools like GPT-4, Dall-E 3, and the Advanced Data Analysis feature to control over data. This tier is for $25 per month per user when billed annually and a monthly billing slightly more expensive at $30.

“ChatGPT Team offers access to our advanced models like GPT-4 and DALL·E 3, and tools like Advanced Data Analysis. It additionally includes a dedicated collaborative workspace for your team and admin tools for team management. As with ChatGPT Enterprise, you own and control your business data—we do not train on your business data or conversations, and our models don’t learn from your usage. More details on our data privacy practices can be found on our privacy page and Trust Portal,” says OpenAI.