OpenAI first introduced the choice for individuals to construct customized GPTs almost a 12 months in the past. The corporate described GPTs as an automatic, low-code strategy to create specialised experiences on prime of ChatGPT, and stated it believed spectacular GPTs could be created by nontraditional builders like educators, coaches, and tinkerers.
The Retailer could be accessible to prospects and builders who paid for ChatGPT Plus, Groups, or Enterprise. OpenAI additionally acknowledged that it could launch a GPT-builder income program and that US builders could be paid primarily based on person engagement with their GPTs. It promised to offer particulars on the standards for funds.
The GPT Retailer formally launched in January 2024. In late March, developer Nick Dobos shared on X a screenshot of an electronic mail that he stated he acquired from OpenAI inviting him to be part of its revenue-sharing pilot program. Dobos’ coding GPT, Grimoire, is without doubt one of the hottest GPTs within the GPT Retailer, having hosted over 2 million “conversations,” or chats with the app.
Based on the e-mail Dobos shared on X, the pilot program assured him a minimal payout of $1,000 monthly, with the potential for added earnings primarily based on utilization. Dobos didn’t reply to a number of emails and direct messages asking about his expertise with the GPT Retailer for the reason that pilot program launched.
When requested in regards to the standing of this system, OpenAI pointed WIRED to its assist web page, which gave a quick, high-level description of this system and stated the corporate “hope[s] to permit extra builders to monetize their GPTs down the road.”
Like Villocido, Adrian Lin, who lives in Singapore, was optimistic in regards to the GPT Retailer. Lin is a full-time AI researcher who has spun up an app lab, Adrian AI Lab, on the aspect. He’s not formally educated in internet or cell app growth, so when OpenAI stated that making a GPT would require no coding expertise, Lin noticed it as a chance to construct and handle his personal merchandise.
It was simple to fine-tune his fashions primarily based on his intentions, Lin says.
Lin estimates that Copywriter GPT, his GPT that drafts promoting copy, has had between 500,000 and 600,000 interactions. Like Villocido’s Books GPT, Lin’s has been featured on the homepage of OpenAI’s Retailer.
