OpenAI Set to Launch AI-Powered Browser Aiming at Google Chrome’s Dominance
OpenAI’s upcoming browser promises to fold ChatGPT-style conversation directly into everyday surfing, keeping many queries inside a native chat pane instead of sending users off to traditional websites. Built on Google’s open-source Chromium code, the tool should feel familiar while granting OpenAI deeper access to browsing data—gold for training smarter AI agents that can book trips, auto-fill forms, and fetch answers without a single search result click.
The timing threatens Google’s most profitable flank. Chrome funnels user behavior straight into Alphabet’s ad machine, a pillar now under U.S. antitrust fire. If even a slice of ChatGPT’s 400 million weekly users adopt OpenAI’s alternative, the ripple could divert ad dollars and erode Google’s default-search advantage, much like Apple’s Safari once did on mobile.
OpenAI isn’t alone in rethinking the browser: startups such as Brave, Perplexity, and the Browser Company have rolled out AI-centric surfboards this year. Yet OpenAI’s reach—and recent $6.5 billion hardware foray with Jony Ive—gives it scale few challengers possess. For consumers, the pitch is clear: a browser that not only shows the web but also works it for you.
Disclosure: This list is intended as an informational resource and is based on independent research and publicly available information. It does not imply that these businesses are the absolute best in their category. Learn more here.
This article may contain commission-based affiliate links. Learn more on our Privacy Policy page.
