Can you pay ChatGPT to recommend your business?

Short answerNot for a place in the answer itself. AI assistants build their answers from the information and sources they trust, not from a paid listing you can book. Advertising products inside AI assistants are changing quickly and are labelled separately from the answer, so check each company's current rules. Anyone promising a guaranteed ChatGPT ranking is selling something they don't control.

Why a guarantee isn't honest

Answers vary between assistants, between users and between asks. No one outside the AI companies can fix your position. Google also says that pursuing artificial mentions and "AEO or GEO hacks" isn't effective.

Red flags

• A promised position, number one spot or date.
• Paid reviews, fake mentions or "citation" packages with no explanation.
• Secret methods they won't describe.
• Asking for ownership of your accounts instead of manager access.

What does help

Accurate listings, a clear website, genuine reviews and honest mentions. It's slower than buying a slot, but it's the part you control. Start with how to get your business recommended by AI.

What about ads?

Ads are separate from organic answers. If you want to advertise in an AI product, read that company's current advertising policy and treat it like any other ad spend, not like an AI recommendation.

Questions people ask

Related guides

• How to get your business recommended by AI
• Why isn't my business showing up on ChatGPT?

Sources

• Google Search Central: Optimizing for generative AI features
• OpenAI: Overview of OpenAI crawlers