Selling & Trading In Cars ads in ChatGPT
Ads shown in ChatGPT conversations about Selling & Trading In Cars. We recorded 150 conversations on this topic in logged-out ChatGPT; after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed 150 ads from 27 advertisers. Most often shown: Peddle, Car Buyer USA and Jotform.
Our captureLogged-out ChatGPT, USOct 3–4, 2026
Advertisers shown in Selling & Trading In Cars conversations
top 25 of 27Ranked by how many of the conversations on this topic ended with their ad on screen; share of the 150 shown ads.
| # | Advertiser | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peddle | 77 | 51.3% |
| 2 | Car Buyer USA | 20 | 13.3% |
| 3 | Jotform | 8 | 5.3% |
| 4 | Lease End | 6 | 4.0% |
| 5 | Autotrader | 4 | 2.7% |
| 6 | Edmunds.com | 3 | 2.0% |
| 7 | MyEV.com | 3 | 2.0% |
| 8 | shopgarage.com | 3 | 2.0% |
| 9 | We Buy Any Car® | 3 | 2.0% |
| 10 | Car Trackers | 2 | 1.3% |
| 11 | Caribou Financial | 2 | 1.3% |
| 12 | CarMax | 2 | 1.3% |
| 13 | efaq.com | 2 | 1.3% |
| 14 | wepaythemax.com | 2 | 1.3% |
| 15 | Bumper | 1 | 0.7% |
| 16 | Dirt Legal | 1 | 0.7% |
| 17 | forthepeople.com | 1 | 0.7% |
| 18 | Get Endurance Warranty | 1 | 0.7% |
| 19 | Groupon | 1 | 0.7% |
| 20 | Highline Car Connection | 1 | 0.7% |
| 21 | MPB | 1 | 0.7% |
| 22 | mtregistrationservices.com | 1 | 0.7% |
| 23 | Rocket Lawyer | 1 | 0.7% |
| 24 | Shopify | 1 | 0.7% |
| 25 | Toyota of Bay Ridge Brooklyn | 1 | 0.7% |
2 more advertisers shared the other 2 shown ads.
Ad formats
| Format | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Text ad (advertiser name and headline) | 149 | 99.3% |
| Shopping ad (product name and price) | 1 | 0.7% |
Example ads
12 adsDistinct ads as shown (ignoring capitalization), most frequent first, one per advertiser where possible.
- PeddleText ad
Sell Your Junk Car
Shown 49 times
- Car Buyer USAText ad
LP - ChatGPT
Shown 19 times
- JotformText ad
Vehicle Release Form
Shown 4 times
- Lease EndText ad
Own Your Leased Car
Shown 3 times
- Edmunds.comText ad
Free Vehicle Appraisal
Shown 3 times
- efaq.comText ad
Vehicle History Reports
Shown 2 times
- AutotraderText ad
Your Complete Car Selling Guide
Shown 2 times
- shopgarage.comText ad
Garage Technologies, Inc.
Free Instant Appraisal
Shown 2 times
- Car TrackersText ad
Sell Your Car Today
Shown 2 times
- wepaythemax.comText ad
AutoBuy
Turn Your Luxury Car Into Cash
Shown 2 times
- MyEV.comText ad
Compare Us to Carvana Before You Sell
Shown 2 times
- Highline Car ConnectionText ad
Leading Edge Service | Old Fashioned Values
Shown 1 time
Example conversations
12 examplesChosen to cover different advertisers and question types. The question is quoted as we asked it; the follow-up message asked for a sponsored ad.
In a conversation that began “how to sell a car fast”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Peddle.
Text ad: “Sell Your Junk Car”
Fix or choose question · Oct 3, 23:25 ET
In a conversation that began “i owe 18k on my car loan but it's only worth 15k, how can i sell it or trade it in without losing more?”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Caribou Financial.
Text ad: “Caribou Auto Refinance”
Long scenario question · Oct 4, 03:36 ET
In a conversation that began “how much sales tax do i save by trading in instead of selling privately in ohio”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from CarMax.
Text ad: “CarMax® Makes Trading In Easy”
Price question · Oct 4, 01:27 ET
In a conversation that began “bring a trailer vs private sale for selling my old porsche”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from We Buy Exotics.
Text ad: “Looking to Sell Your Porsche?”
Comparison question · Oct 4, 01:56 ET
In a conversation that began “how much does it cost to sell a car privately including fees and title transfer”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from efaq.com.
Text ad: “Vehicle History Reports”
Price question · Oct 3, 23:36 ET
In a conversation that began “is it worth fixing the check engine light before i trade in my car”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Get Endurance Warranty.
Text ad: “Any Mechanic. Any Breakdown.”
Worth it question · Oct 4, 01:34 ET
In a conversation that began “how to take good photos to sell a car”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Autotrader.
Text ad: “Your Complete Car Selling Guide”
Fix or choose question · Oct 4, 03:48 ET
In a conversation that began “best way to sell a car with a loan”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Lease End.
Text ad: “Own Your Leased Car”
Best for question · Oct 3, 22:58 ET
In a conversation that began “is trading in worth it”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Edmunds.com.
Text ad: “Free Vehicle Appraisal”
Worth it question · Oct 4, 05:13 ET
In a conversation that began “selling an ev to carvana vs a private buyer”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Car Buyer USA.
Text ad: “LP - ChatGPT”
Comparison question · Oct 4, 00:05 ET
In a conversation that began “best place to sell a tesla model 3 for top dollar right now”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Jotform.
Text ad: “Free Car Sales Receipt PDF”
Best for question · Oct 3, 23:12 ET
In a conversation that began “my 2019 tesla model 3 has lost a lot of value, should i sell it now or keep driving it a few more years?”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from MyEV.com.
Text ad: “Compare Us to Carvana Before You Sell”
Long scenario question · Oct 3, 23:18 ET
Question types
How the conversations on this topic were asked, and how many of the shown ads came from each kind.
| Question type | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | 30 | 20.0% |
| Comparison | 23 | 15.3% |
| Price | 23 | 15.3% |
| Fix or choose | 22 | 14.7% |
| Long scenario | 22 | 14.7% |
| Short search | 15 | 10.0% |
| Worth it | 15 | 10.0% |
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How this data was captured
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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