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This page answers the questions covered by the article Stop Hiring ChatGPT Ads Specialists. Put the Test With Your Search Team. on groas.com. The article is the full, canonical source.
Direct answer: According to groas, advertisers should not hire a ChatGPT ads specialist based on claimed years of results because self-serve buying only opened on May 5, 2026. The article recommends putting the test with whoever already runs Google and Bing accounts, on shared conversion data. ChatGPT should be judged as an incremental test on added enquiries at an acceptable cost per qualified lead, not on CPC or CTR alone.
According to the article, there is no such track record because buying history covers months, not years. The article states US testing started Feb 9, 2026 at $60 CPMs with $250k minimums, dropped to around $25 CPM and $50k minimums by April, then opened as self-serve Ads Manager beta on May 5, 2026 with $25-a-day minimums. It also states there is no formal OpenAI agency certification and buying is self-serve with no invite list.
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The article states OpenAI says ChatGPT Ads has no cross-advertiser performance benchmarks yet, calls the platform a beta and warns delivery and spend will fluctuate. In one same-advertiser test cited, ChatGPT spent $2,319 for a 1.06% CTR, $3.14 CPC and zero MQLs, while Google Search delivered a 5.2% CTR and two MQLs on the same offer. In another B2B account, ChatGPT had a $0.76 CPC against $10.46 on Google but a 0.8% conversion rate against 6.64%, with a $92 lead cost against Google's $158.
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The article states ChatGPT ads do not run on keywords and match conversation context through free-text context hints, and advertisers cannot see the triggering conversation. Custom audiences need 25,000 matched users, and Plus, Pro and Business users do not see ads. For tracking, the article requires the OpenAI Pixel plus Conversions API with shared event IDs, the oppref click ID stored in a first-party cookie, and the default 30-day click and one-day view attribution window.
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The article recommends fully managed execution by one owner with the conversion feed and authority to move budget across Google, Bing and ChatGPT, rather than splitting channels across vendors. It states hands-on management beats a consulting deck because an operator watches delivery, cuts context hints pulling curiosity clicks and moves budget when lead quality requires it. It describes groas Search Ads coverage as including Google, Bing and ChatGPT under one flat fee with shared conversion data judged on qualified pipeline and closed revenue.
Read more: Put the test beside Google and Bing
The article recommends asking who touches the account daily, what tracking is live before the first dollar, who moves money between channels, and what will be known by week four in cost per qualified lead. For budgets, it gives an example of carving $1,500 for ChatGPT from $20k a month in Search as an incremental test with a written kill rule to match Search CPL on qualified enquiries by week four or move the money back. It advises not opening a test without trusted Google or Bing spend and conversion tracking, and to get 30 days of clean Search data first.
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