OpenAI has launched the GPT Store, an online marketplace where users can share customized versions of the company’s popular ChatGPT chatbot. The store, which was initially delayed due to leadership upheaval last year, will allow users to create chatbots for a variety of tasks, such as teaching math to a child or coming up with cocktail recipes.
The GPT Store will include chatbots that users have chosen to share publicly, and will eventually introduce ways for people to make money from their creations, similar to app stores like Apple’s or Google’s.
The store will also feature a leaderboard and search function for the most popular and trending chatbots. OpenAI’s GPT Store is part of the company’s efforts to build out its ecosystem of services and find new sources of revenue.
The company also announced a new paid ChatGPT tier for companies with smaller teams, as well as a revenue-sharing program for GPT builders in the US based on user engagement.
GPT Store is Live says Sam Altman
Sam Altman in a blog wrote: 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.
the GPT store is live!https://t.co/AKg1mjlvo2
fun speculation last night about which GPTs will be doing the best by the end of today.
— Sam Altman (@sama) January 10, 2024
The product, named the GPT Store, will include chatbots that users have chosen to share publicly. It will eventually introduce ways for people to make money from their creations — much as they might through the app stores of Apple Inc. or Alphabet Inc.’s Google.
OpenAI’s GPT Store will enable consumers view the most popular and trending chatbots on a leaderboard and search for them by category. In a blog post announcing the rollout, OpenAI said that people have made 3 million custom chatbots thus far, though it was not clear how many were available through its store at launch.
People who subscribe for ChatGPT access — which include enterprise customers and ChatGPT Plus subscribers — are allowed to use or make custom GPTs. To begin with users cant reap profit off their chatbots, OpenAI said. However within three months of the year the company will share details on how people can make money from them. The company said in its blog post that people in the US will be paid “based on user engagement” with their chatbots.
OpenAI stated earlier it targeted to launch the store in late November, but delayed the rollout to this year, citing interruptions caused by the ousting and reinstatement of Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman in November.
The startup will feature new GPTs each week. At the time of its launch, the chatbots it highlighted included one from the company Canva that helps people design logos, flyers and other media, and another that recommends recreational hiking trails.
