OpenAI's ChatGPT Expands Into E-Commerce, Challenging Google’s Dominance

SAN FRANCISCO, April 29, 2025( BSS/ AFP) – OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, announced on Monday that the chatbot now includes a new shopping feature. druggies can search for products, get suggestions, compare particulars, and find out where to buy them by drooling with ChatGPT.

This new update makes ChatGPT feel indeed more like a hunt machine, a commodity that Google has dominated numerous times. Experts say it could increase competition between the two tech titans, especially as Google is currently under pressure from government controllers who are probing its control over the online hunt request. OpenAI said that people are formerly using ChatGPT for web quests more than ever. “ Hunt has become one of our most popular and fastest growing features, with over 1 billion web quests just in the once week, ” the company said in a post on X( formerly Twitter).

The new shopping tool focuses on fashion, beauty, and home electronics. druggies can ask effects like, “ What are the stylish smartphones under$ 500? ” and get substantiated suggestions from real websites. They can also ask follow-up questions or compare products. OpenAI said the results come from the internet and aren't paid advertisements.

In response, Google has added its own AI adjunct, Gemini, to Google Search, which gives AI-generated answers at the top of search results.

The contest is growing. Last week, an OpenAI superintendent told U.S. lawmakers that the company might consider buying Google Chrome if controllers force Google to vend it as part of an ongoing antitrust case.