Introducing ChatGPT search

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OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT search, enabling the AI assistant to search the web and provide timely answers with relevant source links, now available to all users in supported regions without signup required as of February 2025.

Get fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources
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# Introducing ChatGPT search Source: [https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-search/](https://openai.com/index/introducing-chatgpt-search/) *Update on February 5, 2025: ChatGPT search is now available to everyone in regions where ChatGPT is available\. No signup required\.* --- *Update on December 16, 2024: ChatGPT search is now available to all logged\-in users in regions where ChatGPT is available\.* --- ChatGPT can now search the web in a much better way than before\. You can get fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources, which you would have previously needed to go to a search engine for\. This blends the benefits of a natural language interface with the value of up\-to\-date sports scores, news, stock quotes, and more\. ChatGPT will choose to search the web based on what you ask, or you can manually choose to search by clicking the web search icon\. We collaborated extensively with the news industry and carefully listened to feedback from our global publisher partners, including Associated Press, Axel Springer, Condé Nast, Dotdash Meredith, Financial Times, GEDI, Hearst, Le Monde, News Corp, Prisa \(El País\), Reuters, The Atlantic, Time, and Vox Media\. Any website or publisher can[choose to appear⁠\(opens in a new window\)](https://platform.openai.com/docs/bots)in ChatGPT search\. If you’d like to share feedback, please email us at[publishers\-feedback@openai\.com⁠](mailto:[email protected])\.

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