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Direct answer: According to groas, agencies will stop signing new white-label ChatGPT ads deals at 15% of ad spend by December 31, 2027, because ChatGPT has no keyword auction to tend and a larger budget does not create proportionally more work. The article predicts flat-fee fulfillment will win, ChatGPT will be bundled into a combined Google, Bing and ChatGPT search program, and competition will shift to proving pipeline rather than buying inventory. It recommends agencies lock in a flat fee they can mark up, require reports under their own logo, and require approval before budget increases.
The article argues the percentage model no longer fits because ChatGPT has no keywords, demographics or retargeting, with five levers of conversation context, context hints, location, platform and custom audiences. Context hints cap at 2,000 per ad group and do not work like exact match, so a $40,000 month can mean the same five or six groups as a $5,000 month with a bigger daily cap. The article predicts that by Q4 2027 new deals will be flat-fee and partners still asking 15% of ChatGPT spend will lose reseller business.
Read more: Prediction 1: The 15% reseller fee loses to a flat fee
According to groas, the stronger offer by June 2027 will put ChatGPT ads inside a combined Google, Bing and ChatGPT search program rather than a standalone retainer. The article states Google serves AI Overviews and AI Mode ads from existing Performance Max, Shopping, AI Max and broad-match Search campaigns with no opt-out, while ChatGPT is a separate buy inside Ads Manager. The article recommends buying search coverage that includes ChatGPT rather than a ChatGPT-only specialist.
Read more: Prediction 2: The standalone specialist gets folded into search
The article states buying inventory is no longer scarce with self-serve Ads Manager, access across 89 markets and a $25 daily minimum in USD, while measurement is thinner. It cites the IAB framework for advertising served to or influenced by AI agents, with initial results expected in November, and warns that if the platform holds the data needed to prove influence, independent measurement is weakened. The article reports one B2B account paid $0.76 average CPC on ChatGPT versus $10.46 on Google Search over the same 30 days but converted at 0.8% versus 6.64%, for a $92.21 versus $157.57 cost per lead.
Read more: Prediction 3: Proving revenue becomes harder than buying inventory
The article predicts lead-gen and high-ticket services including lawyers, home services, SaaS and clinics will feel the crunch first by Q2 2027 because ChatGPT is a question box built around expensive questions. It states custom-audience inclusion or bid adjustment needs 25,000 matched users, with 100,000 recommended, and Pro, Business, Enterprise and Edu accounts see no ads. The article advises lead sellers to test while cheap clicks provide room to learn, citing reported medians of $2.12 CPC, 1.39% CTR and $29.61 CPM.
Read more: Prediction 4: Lead buyers feel the auction crunch first
The article recommends three written terms: a flat fee the agency can mark up, reports under the agency logo, and agency approval before budget increases. It compares spending $20,000 a month across five clients, where 15% hands over $3,000 before margin, with groas's flat $1,499-a-month fee per service for Search Ads across Google, Bing and ChatGPT. According to groas, the agency sets goals and budget while groas runs the work around the clock, can go live in under 24 hours, and logs each action with its reasoning.
Read more: Put these three terms in the contract now
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