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OpenAI Turns ChatGPT Into an In‑Chat App Platform With Spotify, Canva and Expedia

The rollout begins outside the EU with an in‑chat app store planned later this year.

File - Sam Altman participates in a discussion during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, in San Francisco. The board of ChatGPT-maker Open AI says it has pushed out Altman, its co-founder and CEO, and replaced him with an interim CEO(AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
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Overview

  • A new Apps SDK lets ChatGPT call and embed third‑party apps directly in conversations, now available to logged‑in users outside the EU across Free, Go, Plus and Pro tiers.
  • Launch partners include Spotify, Canva, Booking.com, Expedia, Zillow, Coursera and Figma, with additional apps such as Uber, DoorDash, Instacart, OpenTable, Peloton, Target, Tripadvisor and AllTrails announced to follow.
  • Demonstrated uses include creating Spotify playlists by prompt, generating Canva designs with live previews transferable to Canva, searching hotels via Expedia or Booking with prices and availability, and pulling property listings from Zillow.
  • OpenAI will introduce an in‑chat directory, accept developer submissions and detail monetization later this year, alongside expanding commerce so users can purchase items in ChatGPT, with Etsy already participating in the US.
  • On first use of an app, users see data‑sharing notices, and apps can link to developer backends for logins and premium features, while EU availability remains pending after further regulatory and technical work.