OpenAI is expanding ChatGPT Ads conversion capabilities with new campaign types, broader measurement integrations, and enhanced optimization tools — while preparing to launch in two new markets.
Conversion-optimized CPC (oCPC) in beta
Product feed campaigns now support conversion-optimized cost-per-click (oCPC) campaigns in beta, letting advertisers optimize toward conversions while continuing to pay per click.
Advertisers can also clone existing CPC campaigns into oCPC campaigns or create them in bulk, simplifying migration.
Dynamic URL parameters arrive too, automatically appending campaign, ad group, and ad IDs to landing page URLs for easier attribution and analytics.
Measurement ecosystem expands
- Triple Whale integration: measure ChatGPT Ads performance alongside other marketing channels
- Sonar Optimize: send stronger conversion signals back to OpenAI
- Hightouch: send conversion events directly into ChatGPT Ads for measurement and optimization
Ads Manager also gained more detailed Pixel validation diagnostics, helping advertisers identify why conversion events were rejected and how to fix implementation issues.
August 17: AAM turns on automatically
The most operationally urgent item. Automatic Advanced Matching (AAM) becomes the default for all new web pixels immediately, and will be automatically enabled for existing pixels on August 17 unless advertisers opt out beforehand.
AAM improves conversion match accuracy but changes how user data is processed. Advertisers with privacy policy and consent obligations should complete their review before August 17.
New markets and formats
OpenAI says ChatGPT Ads will launch in Brazil and Mexico in the coming week, expanding advertiser access in Latin America.
The company has also begun testing a multi-product carousel format for product feed campaigns, allowing multiple products within a single ad unit.
What to do about it
Finish the AAM review before August 17. It switches on by default; inaction is consent.
Test oCPC on accounts with conversion history first. Optimization campaigns without sufficient conversion signal will not learn — CPC just rises.
Read product carousels alongside AI shopping trends. As seen in AI shopping agents driving 27x transaction growth alongside a fake review problem, product data quality is becoming an eligibility condition.
Measurement integrations make cross-channel comparison possible. Once Triple Whale and Hightouch put ChatGPT Ads on the same footing as other channels, budget allocation becomes a data argument rather than an instinct one — usefully paired with how AI visibility metrics explain PPC performance.
Bottom line
OpenAI is positioning ChatGPT Ads as a performance channel, not a brand awareness surface. Measurement infrastructure arriving first is the proof.