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Reviewed and published by trentmaziarz, March 24, 2026. Discovered and drafted by our automated research pipeline.
OpenAI offers a Deep Research feature in ChatGPT that autonomously browses the web and synthesizes multi-source reports on complex topics, available to paid subscribers.
Details
Deep Research, introduced in February 2025, instructs ChatGPT to spend several minutes autonomously browsing dozens of sources and producing a structured research report with citations. It is available to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Team, Enterprise, and Edu subscribers. The feature positions itself as an alternative to hours of manual research work.
Products affected
ChatGPT (PlusProTeamEnterpriseEdu)OpenAI API
Sources & Evidence
Company Disclosure
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Trace Foundation. (2026). OpenAI: OpenAI offers a Deep Research feature in ChatGPT that autonomously browses the web and synthesizes multi-source reports on complex topics, available to paid subscribers (data as of 2026-03-24) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/55d5a7ee-a491-4e8c-bdf6-5ad20514948d. Accessed October 13, 2026.
- Stable link
- https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/55d5a7ee-a491-4e8c-bdf6-5ad20514948d
- Data as of
- March 24, 2026
- Last verified
- April 10, 2026
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Creative GenOpenAI offered Sora, an AI video generation tool that produced short video clips from text prompts or uploaded images, to ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers starting December 2024; the product was discontinued in a phased shutdown, with the app and web closing on April 26, 2026 and the API scheduled to close on September 24, 2026. OpenAI announced the discontinuation on March 24, 2026, with reporting pointing to high compute costs and a strategic shift toward coding and enterprise products. A three-year licensing deal signed in December 2025 with The Walt Disney Company, under which Disney had committed a $1 billion equity investment in OpenAI, lapsed when the product shut down before the partnership terms were executed.OtherOpenAI deployed ChatGPT for US government and defense use through its OpenAI for Government platform, including a $200 million Pentagon contract and deployment on the DoD's GenAI.mil platform for approximately 3 million personnel.RecommendationOpenAI deployed contextual ads in ChatGPT starting February 9, 2026, showing sponsored content to free-tier users based on the topics of their current conversation.
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