Budget Grocery Shopping ads in ChatGPT
Ads shown in ChatGPT conversations about Budget Grocery Shopping. We recorded 154 conversations on this topic in logged-out ChatGPT; after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed 147 ads from 21 advertisers. Most often shown: Hungryroot, DoorDash and Nerdwallet.
Our captureLogged-out ChatGPT, USOct 3–4, 2026
Advertisers shown in Budget Grocery Shopping conversations
21 advertisersRanked by how many of the conversations on this topic ended with their ad on screen; share of the 147 shown ads.
| # | Advertiser | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungryroot | 44 | 29.9% |
| 2 | DoorDash | 42 | 28.6% |
| 3 | Nerdwallet | 29 | 19.7% |
| 4 | Thistle | 7 | 4.8% |
| 5 | CardCritics | 3 | 2.0% |
| 6 | Mistplay | 3 | 2.0% |
| 7 | Wajo | 3 | 2.0% |
| 8 | Forbes | 2 | 1.4% |
| 9 | Rocket Money | 2 | 1.4% |
| 10 | Anova Culinary | 1 | 0.7% |
| 11 | Avocados From Mexico | 1 | 0.7% |
| 12 | Capital One | 1 | 0.7% |
| 13 | CookVerse | 1 | 0.7% |
| 14 | Jotform | 1 | 0.7% |
| 15 | Kole Imports & Closeouts | 1 | 0.7% |
| 16 | marleyspoon.com | 1 | 0.7% |
| 17 | Pops Corn | 1 | 0.7% |
| 18 | Quicken | 1 | 0.7% |
| 19 | Sprout Living | 1 | 0.7% |
| 20 | The Bluapple Company | 1 | 0.7% |
| 21 | Trash Panda App | 1 | 0.7% |
Ad formats
| Format | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Text ad (advertiser name and headline) | 147 | 100.0% |
| Shopping ad (product name and price) | 0 | 0.0% |
Example ads
12 adsDistinct ads as shown (ignoring capitalization), most frequent first, one per advertiser where possible.
- DoorDashText ad
DoorDash: Food, Grocery and Retail
Shown 29 times
- NerdwalletText ad
Best Grocery Credit Cards - Earn More on Groceries
Shown 23 times
- HungryrootText ad
Meal Plan + Groceries
Shown 11 times
- ThistleText ad
Plans For Your Week
Shown 4 times
- CardCriticsText ad
Best Cash Back Cards of 2026
Shown 3 times
- WajoText ad
Find a deal before buying
Shown 3 times
- ForbesText ad
Top Meal Kits – Forbes
Shown 1 time
- Avocados From MexicoText ad
Learn The Best Way To Store Half An Avocado
Shown 1 time
- Trash Panda AppText ad
Trash Panda — Food Scanner App
Shown 1 time
- Rocket MoneyText ad
Cancel unwanted subscriptions
Shown 1 time
- The Bluapple CompanyText ad
Tossing produce? We stop that.
Shown 1 time
- Sprout LivingText ad
One Ingredient. 20g Protein.
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 “kroger vs safeway vs albertsons digital coupons, which saves the most each week”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from DoorDash.
Text ad: “DoorDash: Food, Grocery and Retail”
Comparison question · Oct 4, 04:49 ET
In a conversation that began “is ibotta worth the effort for someone who only buys groceries once a week”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Nerdwallet.
Text ad: “2026 Best Rewards Cards - Cash Back, Points, Miles”
Worth it question · Oct 4, 00:46 ET
In a conversation that began “is meal planning worth the time”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Hungryroot.
Text ad: “Eat to a Plan”
Worth it question · Oct 4, 05:25 ET
In a conversation that began “how much should i spend on groceries”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from CardCritics.
Text ad: “Best Cash Back Cards of 2026”
Price question · Oct 3, 23:44 ET
In a conversation that began “grocery budget tips”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Thistle.
Text ad: “Plans For Your Week”
Short search question · Oct 4, 03:46 ET
In a conversation that began “how to compare unit prices”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Kole Imports & Closeouts.
Text ad: “Shop Wholesale Bulk Deals”
Fix or choose question · Oct 4, 03:19 ET
In a conversation that began “my husband and i want to save for a house and cut groceries to $100 a week, what's the best plan and store to use?”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Wajo.
Text ad: “Find a deal before buying”
Long scenario question · Oct 4, 03:39 ET
In a conversation that began “how to adjust our grocery shopping when food prices go up but our income doesn't”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from CookVerse.
Text ad: “CookVerse — AI recipes & meal planning app”
Fix or choose question · Oct 4, 00:22 ET
In a conversation that began “h-e-b vs walmart for the lowest grocery prices in central texas”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Nerdwallet.
Text ad: “Best Grocery Credit Cards - Earn More on Groceries”
Comparison question · Oct 4, 01:53 ET
In a conversation that began “typical aldi haul cost for two”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Hungryroot.
Text ad: “Meal Plan + Groceries”
Price question · Oct 4, 01:14 ET
In a conversation that began “store brand vs name brand groceries, which items are really worth paying more for”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Hungryroot.
Text ad: “Goal-Friendly Groceries”
Comparison question · Oct 4, 03:36 ET
In a conversation that began “best budget grocery store for organic basics without paying whole foods prices”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Hungryroot.
Text ad: “Goal-Friendly Groceries”
Best for question · Oct 4, 00:39 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 | 20.4% |
| Comparison | 24 | 16.3% |
| Price | 23 | 15.6% |
| Long scenario | 19 | 12.9% |
| Fix or choose | 21 | 14.3% |
| Short search | 15 | 10.2% |
| Worth it | 15 | 10.2% |
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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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