Glossary
ChatGPT-User
ChatGPT-User is OpenAI's on-demand fetch agent. It retrieves a page when someone asks ChatGPT to browse a URL. It is not GPTBot and not OAI-SearchBot. Full split: /gptbot-vs-chatgpt-user. The Fix Report's Technical Access table scores each token. A free scan does not read robots.txt.
Why ChatGPT-User matters for a Fix Report
Full split: /gptbot-vs-chatgpt-user. The Fix Report shows ChatGPT-User as its own robots.txt token. A free homepage scan does not read robots.txt.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Does blocking GPTBot block ChatGPT-User?
No. GPTBot is OpenAI's training crawler. ChatGPT-User fetches a page when someone asks ChatGPT to browse. OAI-SearchBot indexes ChatGPT search. The Fix Report's Technical Access table still scores the ChatGPT-User token. OpenAI documents robots.txt tags for GPTBot and OAI-SearchBot. It does not treat ChatGPT-User as a robots.txt opt-out, and robots.txt rules may not apply to those user-initiated fetches.
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See ChatGPT-User in the Fix Report crawler table
Start with a free homepage score. The $19 Fix Report's Technical Access table scores ChatGPT-User separately from GPTBot and OAI-SearchBot.
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