AI search
OAI-SearchBot
OpenAI's search crawler. Indexes content for ChatGPT search-time grounding.
Definition
Used by ChatGPT search to ground answers in current web content. Distinct from GPTBot (training) and ChatGPT-User (live user-triggered fetches). Generally does not execute JavaScript with the same patience as Googlebot — deterministic HTML matters more here.
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OpenAI's training crawler. Distinct from OAI-SearchBot.
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