OpenAI can run on an artificial intelligence (AI)-based Search Engine based on ChatGPT. According to forum posts, the AI ​​company may have already generated the website domain and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate needed to authenticate the website. If true, OpenAI would be in direct competition with major players in the space such as Google Search, Microsoft Bing and Perplexity AI, which has its own AI search engine.

This information comes from a forum post on Y Combinator’s Hacker News titled “Search.chatgpt.com domain and generated SSL certificate.” This post was created by an internet user with the Dolph username and had 127 upvotes at the time of writing.

We looked at the user’s post history and found no leaks or rumors, but the whistleblower shared a large number of news articles on the forum. This suggests the information could be true, but there is no way to know for sure.

However, some AI influencers have started posting on social media using ChatGPT-based search engines. Tipster @nonmayorpete posted about the possible search engine on

I tried to access search.chatgpt.com but the website just says “Not Found”. The subdomain chatgpt.com is already occupied by OpenAI, so we cannot check the status of the subdomain.

However, AI-powered search engines are not a new concept. Launched in 2022, Perplexity AI is a well-known example of a chatbot-driven search engine. When users search for a query, they can search the Internet to find relevant information in text format or view websites that can provide additional information. Specifically, Perplexity’s AI uses Microsoft Bing to index the web. If the rumors are true, OpenAI’s search engine product could do the same.