Smart Home Hubs ads in ChatGPT
Ads shown in ChatGPT conversations about Smart Home Hubs. We recorded 155 conversations on this topic in logged-out ChatGPT; after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed 146 ads from 40 advertisers. Most often shown: Busy Bar, SimpliSafe and allmodern.com.
Our captureLogged-out ChatGPT, USOct 3–4, 2026
Advertisers shown in Smart Home Hubs conversations
top 25 of 40Ranked by how many of the conversations on this topic ended with their ad on screen; share of the 146 shown ads.
| # | Advertiser | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Busy Bar | 26 | 17.8% |
| 2 | SimpliSafe | 17 | 11.6% |
| 3 | allmodern.com | 14 | 9.6% |
| 4 | tapo.com | 11 | 7.5% |
| 5 | Super Bright LEDs | 10 | 6.8% |
| 6 | Ring | 8 | 5.5% |
| 7 | Beetronics | 7 | 4.8% |
| 8 | ESET | 6 | 4.1% |
| 9 | MRCOOL | 4 | 2.7% |
| 10 | Auvik Networks | 3 | 2.1% |
| 11 | amazon.com | 2 | 1.4% |
| 12 | Bluehost | 2 | 1.4% |
| 13 | City Furniture | 2 | 1.4% |
| 14 | Guitar Center | 2 | 1.4% |
| 15 | PerimeterEye | 2 | 1.4% |
| 16 | Prado America | 2 | 1.4% |
| 17 | SupplyHouse.com | 2 | 1.4% |
| 18 | temu.com | 2 | 1.4% |
| 19 | Thumbtack | 2 | 1.4% |
| 20 | Top10.com | 2 | 1.4% |
| 21 | 1000Bulbs.com | 1 | 0.7% |
| 22 | Angi | 1 | 0.7% |
| 23 | Consumer Picks | 1 | 0.7% |
| 24 | Ericsson | 1 | 0.7% |
| 25 | Hungryroot | 1 | 0.7% |
15 more advertisers shared the other 15 shown ads.
Ad formats
| Format | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Text ad (advertiser name and headline) | 126 | 86.3% |
| Shopping ad (product name and price) | 20 | 13.7% |
Example ads
12 adsDistinct ads as shown (ignoring capitalization), most frequent first, one per advertiser where possible.
- Busy BarText ad
BUSY Bar for smarthome
Shown 26 times
- allmodern.comShopping ad
Philips Hue Smart Hub Philips Hue
$80
Shown 14 times
- tapo.comText ad
TP-Link Systems Inc.
Deco 7 Pro BE10000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Mesh System
Shown 9 times
- SimpliSafeText ad
Save 50% Off SimpliSafe
Shown 9 times
- Super Bright LEDsText ad
Free Interactive Bulb Finder
Shown 8 times
- ESETText ad
ESET® Smart Home Protection
Shown 6 times
- MRCOOLText ad
Google Home Ready
Shown 4 times
- BeetronicsText ad
Recessed Touchscreens
Shown 3 times
- Auvik NetworksText ad
See Your Network Diagram in Minutes
Shown 3 times
- RingText ad
Smart Home Integration
Shown 3 times
- SupplyHouse.comShopping ad
Lutron L-BDGPRO2-WH Caseta Smart Hub PRO - Unlocks the Full Power of Caseta Systems via the Lutron App Plus Integrates with Select
$180
Shown 2 times
- temu.comShopping ad
Zigbee - A Smart For Home With Wifi & Wireless, Controlled Via The Smart - A Remote For Household Devices
$21.30
Shown 2 times
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 “best smart home hub for apple homekit”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from allmodern.com.
Shopping ad: Philips Hue Smart Hub Philips Hue · $80
Best for question · Oct 3, 23:05 ET
In a conversation that began “best value smart home hub bundle under $200 with sensors included”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Ring.
Text ad: “Ring Home Security Kits”
Price question · Oct 3, 23:51 ET
In a conversation that began “i have an iphone, my wife has android and we both want to control the lights, what smart home system works best for us”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Busy Bar.
Text ad: “BUSY Bar for smarthome”
Long scenario question · Oct 3, 23:16 ET
In a conversation that began “i want a smart display in my kitchen for recipes, timers and music, should i get an echo show or a google nest hub”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Hungryroot.
Text ad: “Smart Meal Kits”
Long scenario question · Oct 3, 22:57 ET
In a conversation that began “best wall mounted smart home panel”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Beetronics.
Text ad: “Recessed Touchscreens”
Best for question · Oct 3, 23:31 ET
In a conversation that began “is home assistant worth learning for someone who just wants lights on a schedule”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Prado America.
Text ad: “Minimal outlets”
Worth it question · Oct 3, 23:47 ET
In a conversation that began “my zigbee sensors have terrible range across my house, how do i strengthen the mesh”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Consumer Picks.
Text ad: “Top 5 WiFi Mesh Systems 2026”
Fix or choose question · Oct 4, 05:09 ET
In a conversation that began “alexa routines not working fix”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from MRCOOL.
Text ad: “Google Home Ready”
Fix or choose question · Oct 3, 23:11 ET
In a conversation that began “is smartthings worth it in 2026”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Pottery Barn.
Text ad: “Electronics & Tech Accents”
Worth it question · Oct 3, 23:04 ET
In a conversation that began “hubitat elevation”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Online Components.
Text ad: “OnlineComponents.com - Electrical Components”
Short search question · Oct 3, 23:19 ET
In a conversation that began “how much is home assistant cloud per month and do i actually need it”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Oracle.
Text ad: “Cloud, No Egress”
Price question · Oct 4, 05:40 ET
In a conversation that began “best smart home controller for a vacation home i want to monitor remotely”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from ESET.
Text ad: “ESET® Smart Home Protection”
Best for question · Oct 4, 02:17 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 | 34 | 23.3% |
| Comparison | 22 | 15.1% |
| Price | 23 | 15.8% |
| Fix or choose | 19 | 13.0% |
| Long scenario | 21 | 14.4% |
| Short search | 12 | 8.2% |
| Worth it | 15 | 10.3% |
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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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