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OpenAI retires manual bids in ChatGPT Ads, moving advertisers to target CPA and CPC

OpenAI retires manual bids in ChatGPT Ads, moving advertisers to target CPA and CPC
Image: Search Engine Roundtable

Product feed campaigns can now target regions within a country, and product set filters accept multiple conditions on one field, according to an OpenAI email.

Source: Search Engine Roundtable

OpenAI announced a set of ChatGPT Ads changes in its weekly update email to advertisers, Search Engine Roundtable reported. Maximize Results (Autobid) is now called intelligent bidding and, according to OpenAI, continues to adjust bids and delivery automatically toward an advertiser's desired outcome within budget.

For new campaigns, Ads Manager adds Target CPA, which sets the average amount an advertiser wants to pay for a conversion such as a purchase or lead, and Target CPC, which sets an average cost-per-click goal. OpenAI says its system adjusts bids and delivery toward that goal and that actual costs may be higher or lower than the target. Max Bid and Max CPC will retire for existing campaigns on January 1, 2027, replaced by Target CPA and Target CPC respectively.

Product feed campaigns can now target specific regions or markets within a country through the location targeting options in Ads Manager. Product set filters can also combine multiple conditions on the same product field to refine which products appear in an ad group.

Read the full article at Search Engine Roundtable

Our take

Advertisers testing ChatGPT Ads are losing manual bid caps, so results will depend more on OpenAI's automated delivery and the conversion data it receives.

  • Move existing campaigns off Max Bid and Max CPC before January 1, 2027, rather than waiting for the switch.
  • Check conversion tracking, since Target CPA bids toward conversions such as purchases or leads.
  • Ask OpenAI how far actual costs typically land from targets; the email does not say.

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Key takeaways

  1. Max Bid and Max CPC retire for existing ChatGPT Ads campaigns on January 1, 2027
  2. Target CPA and Target CPC replace them, with costs that may land above or below target
  3. Product feed campaigns can now target regions or markets within a country