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Morning Edition · Thursday, August 20, 2026Published at 2:25 AM EDT · New York
ChatGPT Advertising Reaches 31 European Markets on August 24
Ads will appear only for Free and Go users, with OpenAI saying advertisers get no access to chat histories and the roughly 7 euro Go tier keeping ads.
OpenAI will begin showing advertisements in ChatGPT across 31 European markets on August 24, including Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Austria, the Benelux countries, and the Nordic countries, according to its own announcement and re…
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