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OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Ads with Sponsored Agents

SteadyVane has taken 32 readings of OpenAI Expands ChatGPT Ads with Sponsored Agents since Sep 16, 2026: 36 upvotes at the first reading, 157 at the latest (+121). Its biggest one-day gain was +113 on Sep 16, 2026.

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157

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157

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first seen Sep 16, 2026 · last seen Sep 21, 2026 · published Sep 16, 2026

Day by day

Day (UTC)	upvotes	Change
Sep 21, 2026	157	0
Sep 20, 2026	157	+1
Sep 19, 2026	156	0
Sep 18, 2026	156	0
Sep 17, 2026	156	+7
Sep 16, 2026	149	+113

Each day's last reading. Change: against the day before (after days with no reading: since the last day that has one); the first day shows the change within that day.

Featured on 1 day: September 17, 2026.

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