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title: "Run OpenAI Ads inside ChatGPT"
description: "Sign up at ads.openai.com, connect your API key in Ads > OpenAI Ads, ask Buildy for a campaign in chat, and publish. OpenAI bills the ad spend."
canonical: "https://www.buildy.ai/docs/marketing/openai-ads"
last_updated: "2026-10-27"
---

# Run OpenAI Ads inside ChatGPT

OpenAI Ads show your business inside ChatGPT answers. Connect your OpenAI Ads account with an API key, ask Buildy for a campaign in chat, and publish. OpenAI bills the spend. You need a paid Buildy [plan](/docs/billing/plans).

## Steps

1. Sign up to advertise at [ads.openai.com](https://ads.openai.com) and create an API key in your OpenAI Ads dashboard.
2. Open **Ads**. In **Ad network**, choose **OpenAI**.
3. Click **Connect ad accounts** (or **Manage connections**), then choose **OpenAI Ads** in the side panel. Paste the **API key** and click **Connect**.
4. Optional: paste your **Measurement pixel ID**, click **Save**, then click **Inject pixel** so OpenAI can count visits and sales on your site.
5. In chat, ask for the campaign: "Create an OpenAI Ads campaign for my meal-prep service with a $50 daily budget."
6. Review the ads on the OpenAI Ads page and click **Publish**. Ads go live once OpenAI approves them.

Daily budgets run from 25 to 10,000 in your ad account's currency.

Use **Manage connections** and choose the platform to change its account or conversion tracking later. Close the panel to return to your campaigns.

## Common problems

### My business cannot advertise

OpenAI decides who can advertise. In Ads, click **Connect ad accounts** (or **Manage connections**), choose **OpenAI Ads**, then open **Which businesses can advertise on OpenAI?** to see the rules. Check your status in the OpenAI Ads dashboard. Buildy cannot change it.

### The key does not work

Create a new key in your OpenAI Ads dashboard and paste it again.

## Related

- [Run Meta Ads](/docs/marketing/meta-ads)
- [Run Google Ads](/docs/marketing/google-ads)