AI Search Visibility · AuditJet Glossary
GPTBot
OpenAI's web crawler used to collect training data and power ChatGPT's web search capabilities.
GPTBot is OpenAI's crawler with User-agent 'GPTBot'. Websites can allow or block GPTBot via robots.txt. Blocking GPTBot prevents a site from being used in ChatGPT's responses and training data. As ChatGPT's web browsing and search features expand, GPTBot access is becoming increasingly important for AI search visibility.
Related terms
A website's ability to be discovered, crawled, and recommended by AI-powered search engines including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini.
A proposed standard file placed at a website's root (like robots.txt) that provides structured guidance to AI language models about the site's content.
A text file at a website's root that instructs search engine crawlers which pages or sections of a site should not be crawled.
Perplexity AI's web crawler used to power Perplexity's AI search answers with real-time web content.
Frequently asked questions
What is GPTBot?
OpenAI's web crawler used to collect training data and power ChatGPT's web search capabilities.
How does AuditJet measure GPTBot?
AuditJet runs automated Google Lighthouse audits that surface GPTBot scores alongside actionable fix guidance. You can track GPTBot trends across all your pages and receive alerts when the metric regresses.
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