Alexander Lewis 
Jan 10, 2024
OpenAI — an artificial intelligence (AI) lab — on Wednesday launched its GPT Store, a place for users to discover and build GPTs, or customize tasks like designing stickers and teaching maths.
Reuters — citing a blog post — reported that GPT Store, a marketplace for personalised AI applications, is located within the popular ChatGPT chatbot.
The publication reported that the store has been launched in line with OpenAI’s attempt to build on the consumer success of ChatGPT. It should be noted that ChatGPT quickly became one of the fastest-growing apps ever, but growth declined when some schools were out of session and the chatbot's novelty wore off.
OpenAI further revealed that the GPT Store will initially be available to users who have subscribed to paid plans. However, the AI lab plans to add a way for GPT creators to monetise their personalized AIs in the coming months.
To recall, the Microsoft-backed startup announced the GPT Store in November at its first developer conference. It was originally set to go live later that month.
But in December, OpenAI delayed the launch of the GPT store, citing in an internal memo it was continuing to "make improvements" to GPTs based on customer feedback. The delay came against the backdrop of the surprise ouster of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman by the company's board and his reinstatement when employees threatened to quit.
In addition, OpenAI said on Wednesday it is launching ChatGPT Team, a version of ChatGPT that companies pay for so their employees can use ChatGPT at work. ChatGPT Team segregates a company's data, so any information entered into the chatbot remains private to the company. ChatGPT Team costs between $25 to $30 per user per month.
