Evidence GEO & AI Search

OAI-SearchBot access governs eligibility for ChatGPT search summaries

OpenAI tells publishers not to block OAI-SearchBot if they want site content included in ChatGPT search summaries and snippets.

ID
SS-EV-042
Confidence
High · 94
Evidence
Strong
Updated
2026-09-20

The claim

OAI-SearchBot is the OpenAI crawler relevant to ChatGPT search discovery; GPTBot is a separate training crawler.

What the evidence shows

OpenAI's publisher guidance says any public website can appear in ChatGPT search and instructs publishers to ensure OAI-SearchBot is not blocked for content to be included in summaries and snippets. This supports separating search eligibility from GPTBot training access.

Source

Source
OpenAI Publishers and Developers FAQ
Type
Provider documentation
Year
2026
Strength
Strong

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