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100M Indians just became ChatGPT's ad inventory. Is this the Google-ification of OpenAI?

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OpenAI rolled out ChatGPT ads in India this week. Free and ₹399 Go tiers only, ads sit below the answer, labelled. Plus/Pro stay clean. Self-serve opens Sept 4 at ₹725/day. The why is simple: $6.7B revenue vs $12.3B operating loss last quarter, IPO planned for 2027, and 1B weekly users who mostly p…

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  1. 2026-08-30 08:02 · r/OpenAI
    100M Indians just became ChatGPT's ad inventory. Is this the Google-ification of OpenAI?

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