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ChatGPT Search
OpenAI's web-browsing feature inside ChatGPT that retrieves current information from the web to answer a query, rather than relying solely on training data.
How it changes answers
When ChatGPT Search is used, responses can reflect current web content rather than being limited to what the model learned during training — meaning recent content can influence an answer much faster than through training data alone.
Why it's tracked as its own surface
ChatGPT's answers can differ depending on whether search/browsing is engaged for a given query, which is part of why visibility tracking treats this as a distinct behavior worth monitoring specifically.
See more terms in the full glossary, or read the AI Visibility 101 guide for the full picture.