ChatGPT maker OpenAI is all geared up to integrate a checkout system in the AI tool for users’s ease so that transactions are done without leaving the platform.
Per FT, citing anonymous sources, the Sam Altman company will earn commissions from merchants on the fulfillment of orders made on ChatGPT. This will help the company earn from users who are not subscribed to the paid tier of the app.
Per Reuters, OpenAI and its partners, like Shopify, an e-com platform, have already teased the first draft. However, there hasn’t been an official word yet. Both the companies had earlier entered into a partnership for an enhanced shopping experience on ChatGPT.
OpenAI working on payment checkout system within ChatGPT: Reporthttps://t.co/Fxb8uKgsrT
— Economic Times (@EconomicTimes) July 16, 2025
#OpenAI is planning to take a cut from online product sales made through #ChatGPT by integrating a payment checkout system into the chatbot, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing multiple people familiar with the proposals.https://t.co/ZZ819HAek3
— The Hindu (@the_hindu) July 17, 2025
Reactions poured in over the report. One user quipped, “AI Shopping is gonna be an industry standard eventually.” Another user wrote, “Not totally convinced this move will go over well, feels like it could annoy more users than it helps revenue.”
A third user commented, “Not a surprise. But I hope Sama follows through with the promise of transparency so we have assurances the outputs aren’t adjusted per payout/affiliate commission.” A fourth user remarked, “OpenAI is turning into the App Store for AI-powered shopping. Just like Apple takes 30% from app sales and Amazon takes 15% from product sales, OpenAI now wants a piece of the action when their AI helps people buy stuff.”
Yet another netizen jibed, “AI tariffs are here.”
AI Shopping is gonna be an industry standard eventually.
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— TestingCatalog News (@testingcatalog) July 16, 2025
Not totally convinced this move will go over well, feels like it could annoy more users than it helps revenue.
But lets see.
— Andres Franco (@theinsiderzclub) July 16, 2025
Not a surprise. But I hope @sama follows through with the promise of transparency so we have assurances the outputs aren’t adjusted per payout/affiliate commission.
— Matthew Berman (@TheMattBerman) July 16, 2025
OpenAI is turning into the App Store for AI-powered shopping.
Just like Apple takes 30% from app sales and Amazon takes 15% from product sales, OpenAI now wants a piece of the action when their AI helps people buy stuff.
— Amit | Product Upfront | AI (@ProductUpfront) July 16, 2025
Ai tariffs are here
— Iceland (Sky’s Version) (@GranadoEspada7) July 17, 2025
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