ToolsThe story, in brief
Introducing ChatGPT search
OpenAI just shipped search. ChatGPT can now browse the web in real-time—and it changes how people find information.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
ChatGPT search is a direct competitive move against Google and Perplexity, embedding real-time web retrieval into the world's largest consumer AI interface. This is the first major product expansion since voice and vision, signaling OpenAI's pivot from chat-only to information retrieval.
The key facts
5 to knowChatGPT search feature shipped Oct 31, 2024
Enables real-time web browsing with cited sources
Direct Google/Perplexity competitive move
Integrated into existing ChatGPT interface
Provides timely, source-linked answers
Go to the source
OpenAI Blogopenai.com
Publisher excerpt: Get fast, timely answers with links to relevant web sources