OpenAI working on payment checkout system within ChatGPT: Report

OpenAI is planning to take a cut from online product sales made through ChatGPT by integrating a payment checkout system into the chatbot, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing multiple people familiar with the proposals.

Merchants that fulfill orders through the payment system will pay a commission to OpenAI, the report said.

The move would allow OpenAI to tap a new source of revenue, taking advantage of the heavy user traffic on ChatGPT, in addition to its traditional subscription model.