OpenAI has launched the GPT Store, an innovative platform offering custom chatbot applications powered by advanced text- and image-generating AI models in the market today.
Initially announced during OpenAI’s annual developer conference, the GPT Store, experienced a delay in December, likely due to a leadership shakeup in November when Sam Altman now the CEO was removed from power but almost immediately returned with new and reformed board members.
This new feature, accessible through a dedicated tab in the ChatGPT client on the web, showcases a variety of GPTs created by OpenAI’s partners and the broader developer community.
The GPT Store enhances user experience by categorizing GPTs into sections like lifestyle, writing, research, programming, and education, with a community leaderboard highlighting popular and trending options.
Access to the GPT Store is reserved for subscribers of OpenAI’s premium ChatGPT plans, including ChatGPT Plus, ChatGPT Enterprise, and the recently launched ChatGPT Team.
Among the initial offerings in the GPT Store are a trail recommender from AllTrails, a code tutor from Khan Academy, and a content designer from Canva—all currently available for free.
Developing GPTs is simplified, requiring no coding expertise. Developers can express their desired chatbot capabilities in plain language using OpenAI’s GPT Builder tool, allowing them to create AI-powered chatbots with varying complexity.
For instance, a GPT can be trained on a cookbook collection to answer recipe-related questions or on a company’s proprietary codebases to assist developers with style checks and code generation.
To be featured in the GPT Store, developers must validate their user profiles and submit their GPTs for review through OpenAI’s new evaluation system, incorporating both human and automated reviews.
This ensures compliance with the company’s terms of use, with users having the option to report any GPTs that may violate these terms.
For now, developers won’t be able to charge for their GPTs, but OpenAI plans to launch a “GPT builder revenue program” in Q1.
This program aims to compensate U.S. builders based on user engagement with their GPTs, with specific criteria for payments to be disclosed in the future.
