Cars.com ads in ChatGPT
In our capture of logged-out ChatGPT, 29 ads from Cars.com appeared on screen (all text ads), in 21 distinct ad copies across 2 industries and 11 topics. Each one appeared after our follow-up message asking for a sponsored ad.
- ads shown
- 29
- distinct ad copies
- 21
- industries
- 2
- topics
- 11
Logged-out ChatGPT from US connections, Oct 3–4, 2026. Each ad came after our follow-up message asking for a sponsored ad, so the counts show where Cars.com advertised, not how often ChatGPT shows its ads.
Cars.com ad copies, most shown first
Each distinct ad copy in our capture, most shown first: the headline of a text ad, or the product and price of a shopping ad. Under each, up to five questions asked in conversations where it appeared, as we asked them; in every one, the ad appeared after our follow-up message asking for a sponsored ad.
21 ad copies
- Cars.comSponsored
Hybrid Cars for Sale Near You
Text ad · shown 4 times
Questions it appeared after
- “i'm in the bay area and want a cpo hybrid that's cheap to run with tons of highway miles, what would you choose?”Certified Pre-Owned Cars · Oct 3, 9:25 pm ET
- “best new sedan for a family of four that still gets 40 mpg”New Cars · Oct 3, 9:25 pm ET
- “i drive for doordash and lyft about 40 hours a week, what used car under 14k gives me the best mpg and reliability?”Used Cars · Oct 3, 10:19 pm ET
- “best compact hybrid for tight parking”Hybrids · Oct 3, 10:42 pm ET
- Cars.comSponsored
New Crew Cab Trucks Near You
Text ad · shown 3 times
Questions it appeared after
- “chevy colorado vs toyota tacoma”Pickup Trucks · Oct 3, 10:09 pm ET
- “how much is a 2026 gmc sierra denali after incentives”Pickup Trucks · Oct 3, 10:31 pm ET
- “i want a truck with a v8 that's reliable and not ridiculously priced, what are my best options in 2026?”Pickup Trucks · Oct 3, 10:42 pm ET
- Cars.comSponsored
Browse Used SUV Listings
Text ad · shown 2 times
- Cars.comSponsored
Honda Accord Hybrid Near You
Text ad · shown 2 times
- Cars.comSponsored
Toyota Cars for Sale Near You
Text ad · shown 2 times
Our export holds no question text for these conversations.
- Cars.comSponsored
Browse Crew Cab Truck Listings
Text ad · shown 1 time
Questions it appeared after
- “diesel trucks”Pickup Trucks · Oct 3, 9:40 pm ET
- Cars.comSponsored
Toyota Prius for Sale Near You
Text ad · shown 1 time
Questions it appeared after
- “i'm retired and drive mostly around town in florida, which small hybrid would be easiest and cheapest to own?”Hybrids · Oct 3, 10:10 pm ET
- Cars.comSponsored
Browse Electric Car Listings
Text ad · shown 1 time
Questions it appeared after
- “best ev 2026”Electric Vehicles · Oct 3, 10:12 pm ET
- Cars.comSponsored
Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Text ad · shown 1 time
Questions it appeared after
- “i want a used truck under 20k that will run forever with basic maintenance, what models and years should i look at?”Pickup Trucks · Oct 3, 10:23 pm ET
- Cars.comSponsored
Toyota Sienna Near You
Text ad · shown 1 time
Questions it appeared after
- “hybrid minivan”Hybrids · Oct 3, 10:26 pm ET
- Cars.comSponsored
Polestar for Sale Near You
Text ad · shown 1 time
Questions it appeared after
- “polestar 2 vs tesla model 3, which is more comfortable for commuting”Electric Vehicles · Oct 3, 10:30 pm ET
- Cars.comSponsored
Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Near You
Text ad · shown 1 time
Questions it appeared after
- “cheapest hybrid suv with awd that still gets over 35 mpg”Hybrids · Oct 3, 10:33 pm ET
- Cars.comSponsored
Browse Minivan Listings
Text ad · shown 1 time
Questions it appeared after
- “is the chevy suburban worth it compared to a minivan”SUVs · Oct 3, 10:33 pm ET
- Cars.comSponsored
Used SUVs for Sale Near You
Text ad · shown 1 time
Questions it appeared after
- “i'm deciding between a new compact car and a small suv for city driving in boston, what should i get?”New Cars · Oct 3, 10:40 pm ET
- Cars.comSponsored
Used Land Rover Near You
Text ad · shown 1 time
Questions it appeared after
- “is a used land rover ever worth buying or is it a money pit”Used Cars · Oct 3, 10:53 pm ET
- Cars.comSponsored
Used Toyota Camry Near You
Text ad · shown 1 time
Questions it appeared after
- “is the toyota crown worth it compared to a camry hybrid”Hybrids · Oct 3, 10:56 pm ET
- Cars.comSponsored
Browse Used Hatchback Listings
Text ad · shown 1 time
Questions it appeared after
- “best manual sports car 2026”Sports Cars · Oct 3, 11:16 pm ET
- Cars.comSponsored
Ford Cars for Sale Near You
Text ad · shown 1 time
Our export holds no question text for this conversation.
- Cars.comSponsored
Chevrolet Corvette Near You
Text ad · shown 1 time
Our export holds no question text for this conversation.
- Cars.comSponsored
Used Lexus RX 350 Near You
Text ad · shown 1 time
Our export holds no question text for this conversation.
- Cars.comSponsored
Used Hatchbacks Near You
Text ad · shown 1 time
Our export holds no question text for this conversation.
Where Cars.com ads appeared
The industries and topics of the conversations where its ads appeared, by ads shown. Topics are our own labels for the questions we wrote.
Industries
Topics
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Other advertisers whose ads appeared in conversations on the topics where Cars.com’s did, ranked by how much those topics overlap. Each tile opens its page.
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Liberty Mutual Insurance112 ads shown8 shared topics
BMW USA244 ads shown9 shared topics
Toyota78 ads shown8 shared topics
Melanie Grossman Motors38 ads shown9 shared topics
CarMax52 ads shown9 shared topics
Nissan87 ads shown8 shared topics
LASFIT77 ads shown8 shared topics
Subaru35 ads shown7 shared topics
Toyota of Bay Ridge Brooklyn56 ads shown8 shared topicsmbusa.com33 ads shown8 shared topicsCamelback Toyota23 ads shown7 shared topics
Insurify36 ads shown6 shared topicsWhite Plains Honda21 ads shown6 shared topics
GEICO552 ads shown6 shared topicsHow this data was captured
What we ran, what counts as a shown ad, and what these numbers cannot tell you.
We used logged-out ChatGPT from US internet connections and started a new conversation for every question. Message 1 was the question. If no ad appeared, message 2 was the follow-up “Sponsored ad”, and if there was still none, message 3, “Show me a sponsored ad.”, was a last try. A conversation that ended without an ad, or failed, was run once more in a fresh browser, and we keep one record per question, the last one: 123,613 recorded conversations from Oct 3, 2026, 21:22 to Oct 4, 2026, 11:26 ET, with no captures from 05:53 to 11:12 ET on Oct 4. Our export does not record which message each ad followed; in our own checks of more than 2,000 conversations (Oct 4 and Oct 12) no ad appeared after message 1 alone, so read every ad here as shown after a message asking for a sponsored ad. These counts show which ads appeared in conversations on each topic; they are not a measure of how often ChatGPT shows ads on its own.
Only ads drawn on screen count as shown. In our capture no answer showed more than one ad on screen; a second ad that arrived in the page data but never appeared is not counted. Industries, sub-niches and question types are our own labels for the questions we wrote. Independent; not affiliated with OpenAI. Full methodWhy this is not an ad rateWhat the ads looked like
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