OpenAI bought Chat.com, adding to its collection of high-profile domain names. As of this morning, Chat.com now redirects to OpenAI’s AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT. An OpenAI spokesperson confirmed the acquisition via email. OpenAI declined to say how much it paid for Chat.com.

The Verge pointed this out after noticing OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Tweeted (or rather, "X'd"?) just the chat.com URL, presumably because the redirect had just gone live. The previous owner of the URL was HubSpot founder Dharmesh Shah who purchased it in 2023 for $15.

In a rather strange move, OpenAI has now acquired the chat.com domain. But, why? Here's all that you need to know about it!

OpenAI has scooped up a domain name that sounds like a logical fit. TechCrunch reports that Chat.com, which was previously bought for over $15 million, is now in the hands of the ChatGPT maker. According to the domain history website who.

GPT stands for Generative Pre-trained Transformer and harks back to the days when OpenAI was a research lab. The first models were all named GPT- and then a number. It wasn’t un

The Chat.com domain, which was registered in September 1996, now redirects to OpenAI's AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT.

OpenAI has made headlines with its acquisition of the prominent domain Chat.com, now redirecting all traffic to its AI chatbot, ChatGPT.  OpenAI CEO Sam

Anyone visiting chat.com is redirected to ChatGPT. OpenAI bought the domain –. It is not known how much it cost.

OpenAI has acquired the highly sought-after domain name Chat.com. This strategic move further solidifies OpenAI’s position in the rapidly evolving AI chatbot landscape.