Overview
- Partner apps are live now for logged-in users outside the EU across Free, Go, Plus, and Pro, including Spotify, Canva, Coursera, Zillow, Figma, Booking.com, and Expedia.
- Users can invoke apps by name, see interactive interfaces inside the chat, trigger actions, and get app suggestions when they are contextually helpful.
- Developers can start building with a preview Apps SDK built on the Model Context Protocol, with submissions, reviews, a public directory, and monetization slated for later this year.
- First-use permission prompts and clear data-sharing disclosures are required, and users can link existing accounts to access personalized or premium features within ChatGPT.
- OpenAI cites reach of about 800 million weekly users to entice developers, and it plans additional integrations and instant checkout via an Agentic Commerce Protocol.