OpenAI ChatGPT for Apple Launches in the App Store

OpenAI has begun rolling out ChatGPT mobile apps.

The creator of the generative artificial intelligence (AI) model launched a ChatGPT app for iOS in the U.S. on Thursday (May 18), will expand it to other countries in the coming weeks, and will add an app for Android “soon,” OpenAI said in a Thursday blog post.

“Since the release of ChatGPT, we’ve heard from users that they love using ChatGPT on the go,” OpenAI said in the post. “Today, we’re launching the ChatGPT app for iOS.”

The ChatGPT app syncs the user’s history across devices and enables voice input via Whisper, OpenAI’s open-source speech recognition system, according to the post.

Users who subscribe to ChatGPT Plus also get exclusive access to the capabilities of OpenAI’s most advanced system, GPT-4, early access to new features and faster response times, the post said.

ChatGPT can be used to get instant answers, tailored advice, creative inspiration, professional input and learning opportunities, per the post.

OpenAI plans to continue improving features and safety as it gathers feedback from those using the app, according to the post.

“With the ChatGPT app for iOS, we’re taking another step towards our mission by transforming state-of-the-art research into useful tools that empower people, while continuously making them more accessible,” OpenAI said in the post.

As PYMNTS reported April 21, there has been a steady drumbeat of GPT announcements promising to use conversational AI to transform commerce and payments.

While the most common use of ChatGPT at the moment may be through text-based web chats, the greenfield opportunity is there to marry speech and commerce.

PYMNTS research has found that there are more than 86 million consumers in the U.S. alone using voice assistants.

Beyond that, Microsoft, which announced a multiyear, multibillion-dollar investment in OpenAI in January, is infusing its entire product suite with integrations and enhancements driven by the capabilities of generative AI.

“We look forward to continuing this journey in what is a generational shift in the largest software category, search,” Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella said April 25 during the company’s quarterly earnings call.