{"id":204540,"date":"2026-04-21T14:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/openai-begins-offering-cost-per-click-ad-campaigns-on-chatgpt\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:10:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:10:10","slug":"openai-begins-offering-cost-per-click-ad-campaigns-on-chatgpt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/openai-begins-offering-cost-per-click-ad-campaigns-on-chatgpt\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI Begins Offering Cost-Per-Click Ad Campaigns on ChatGPT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/artificial-intelligence-2\/2026\/openai-begins-offering-cost-per-click-ad-campaigns-on-chatgpt\/\">OpenAI Begins Offering Cost-Per-Click Ad Campaigns on ChatGPT<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/artificial-intelligence-2\/2026\/openai-begins-offering-cost-per-click-ad-campaigns-on-chatgpt\/\">https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/artificial-intelligence-2\/2026\/openai-begins-offering-cost-per-click-ad-campaigns-on-chatgpt\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-21 14:06:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.pymnts.com\">www.pymnts.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>New Advertising Model:<\/strong> OpenAI has introduced a cost-per-click pricing model for advertisers, expanding on the previously introduced cost-per-view model.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Campaign Optimization Options:<\/strong> Advertisers can now choose to optimize campaigns on the basis of either ad views or clicks and set the maximum they&#8217;re willing to pay per click.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Context Hints:<\/strong> Advertisers can provide &#8220;context hints&#8221; 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