https://chatgptadvertisement.net News on advertising in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI and Claude. en https://chatgptadvertisement.net/news/chatgpt-ads-expand-to-89-countries https://chatgptadvertisement.net/news/chatgpt-ads-expand-to-89-countries Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT OpenAI is switching on ChatGPT advertising in 26 more countries, including 14 in Latin America, taking the ads business to 89 markets as it builds revenue ahead of a possible IPO. https://chatgptadvertisement.net/news/chatgpt-ads-creative-enhancements-default-on https://chatgptadvertisement.net/news/chatgpt-ads-creative-enhancements-default-on Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT OpenAI is turning on "creative enhancements" for all self-serve ChatGPT campaigns on 30 October 2026. Headlines, descriptions, images and even landing URLs can be adapted per conversation unless advertisers opt out. https://chatgptadvertisement.net/news/chatgpt-visual-ads-image-generation https://chatgptadvertisement.net/news/chatgpt-visual-ads-image-generation Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT ChatGPT is adding display-style visual ads alongside images users generate, starting in the US later in October, plus a long list of new measurement and brand-safety partners. https://chatgptadvertisement.net/news/chatgpt-sponsored-agents-hubspot-shopify https://chatgptadvertisement.net/news/chatgpt-sponsored-agents-hubspot-shopify Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Clicking some ChatGPT ads now opens a conversation with the advertiser's own AI agent. OpenAI also added natural-language campaign tools and its first CRM and ecommerce integrations. https://chatgptadvertisement.net/news/google-marketing-live-2026-ai-mode-ads https://chatgptadvertisement.net/news/google-marketing-live-2026-ai-mode-ads Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Google used Marketing Live 2026 to introduce ad formats designed for AI Mode, including Gemini-generated Conversational Discovery Ads, plus AI tools for building and managing campaigns. https://chatgptadvertisement.net/news/perplexity-drops-advertising https://chatgptadvertisement.net/news/perplexity-drops-advertising Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Perplexity is phasing out the sponsored follow-up questions it began testing in 2024, after executives concluded that ads make users suspicious of every answer. https://chatgptadvertisement.net/news/anthropic-claude-stays-ad-free https://chatgptadvertisement.net/news/anthropic-claude-stays-ad-free Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Anthropic committed to keeping Claude free of ads on every plan, free tier included, and promoted the pledge with Super Bowl commercials that poked fun at ads in AI chats. https://chatgptadvertisement.net/news/openai-announces-chatgpt-ads-test https://chatgptadvertisement.net/news/openai-announces-chatgpt-ads-test Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT OpenAI confirmed it will start testing ads in ChatGPT for some US users on the Free and new $8 Go plans, with ads shown below answers, labelled as sponsored, and kept away from sensitive topics and minors.