Home Internet Providers ads in ChatGPT
Ads shown in ChatGPT conversations about Home Internet Providers. We recorded 160 conversations on this topic in logged-out ChatGPT; after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed 154 ads from 25 advertisers. Most often shown: Optimum, Xfinity Special and SmarterHome.ai.
Our captureLogged-out ChatGPT, USOct 3–4, 2026
Advertisers shown in Home Internet Providers conversations
25 advertisersRanked by how many of the conversations on this topic ended with their ad on screen; share of the 154 shown ads.
| # | Advertiser | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Optimum | 34 | 22.1% |
| 2 | Xfinity Special | 34 | 22.1% |
| 3 | SmarterHome.ai | 13 | 8.4% |
| 4 | tapo.com | 11 | 7.1% |
| 5 | BroadbandNow | 10 | 6.5% |
| 6 | EverQuote | 9 | 5.8% |
| 7 | Spectrum | 7 | 4.5% |
| 8 | Brightspeed | 5 | 3.2% |
| 9 | Red River Technology | 4 | 2.6% |
| 10 | Wisepal | 4 | 2.6% |
| 11 | LocalCableDeals | 3 | 1.9% |
| 12 | Rocket Money | 3 | 1.9% |
| 13 | UTOPIA Fiber | 3 | 1.9% |
| 14 | Homelinkd | 2 | 1.3% |
| 15 | orangehardwares.com | 2 | 1.3% |
| 16 | AT&T Mobility | 1 | 0.6% |
| 17 | bestproxyandvpn.com | 1 | 0.6% |
| 18 | Discover Communications | 1 | 0.6% |
| 19 | Ericsson | 1 | 0.6% |
| 20 | ESET | 1 | 0.6% |
| 21 | Lyca Mobile USA | 1 | 0.6% |
| 22 | Miles IT | 1 | 0.6% |
| 23 | pchelpsoft.com | 1 | 0.6% |
| 24 | Spectrum Special | 1 | 0.6% |
| 25 | UptimeRobot | 1 | 0.6% |
Ad formats
| Format | Ads shown | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Text ad (advertiser name and headline) | 152 | 98.7% |
| Shopping ad (product name and price) | 2 | 1.3% |
Example ads
12 adsDistinct ads as shown (ignoring capitalization), most frequent first, one per advertiser where possible.
- Xfinity SpecialText ad
Xfinity® Internet deals from $40/mo
Shown 34 times
- OptimumText ad
Optimum Internet Near You $25/mo
Shown 10 times
- BroadbandNowText ad
Internet starting at $14.95/mo
Shown 10 times
- EverQuoteText ad
Compare local providers
Shown 9 times
- tapo.comText ad
TP-Link Systems Inc.
AXE5400 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6E Mesh System
Shown 6 times
- SmarterHome.aiText ad
Find Your Next Internet Plan
Shown 5 times
- SpectrumText ad
Spectrum Wifi
Shown 5 times
- BrightspeedText ad
Symmetrical Fiber Internet
Shown 4 times
- Red River TechnologyText ad
Fix Wi-Fi Dead Zones
Shown 4 times
- LocalCableDealsText ad
Xfinity Internet Deals
Shown 3 times
- WisepalText ad
Skip the Cable Call
Shown 3 times
- Rocket MoneyText ad
Cancel unwanted subscriptions
Shown 3 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 “is mediacom worth it”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Optimum.
Text ad: “See Popular Internet Plans & Deals”
Worth it question · Oct 4, 05:38 ET
In a conversation that began “how to set up internet in new house”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Ericsson.
Text ad: “Open Sites Faster”
Fix or choose question · Oct 4, 03:29 ET
In a conversation that began “best home internet in rural wisconsin where tds and a wireless provider are the options”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from BroadbandNow.
Text ad: “Internet starting at $14.95/mo”
Best for question · Oct 4, 11:18 ET
In a conversation that began “i work overnight shifts and stream during the day, but my internet slows in the afternoons. what provider should i look at?”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Brightspeed.
Text ad: “Symmetrical Fiber Internet”
Long scenario question · Oct 4, 11:18 ET
In a conversation that began “how to choose an internet provider”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from tapo.com.
Text ad: “Deco 7 Pro BE14000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Mesh System”
Fix or choose question · Oct 3, 23:17 ET
In a conversation that began “how much is home internet per month”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Xfinity Special.
Text ad: “Xfinity® Internet deals from $40/mo”
Price question · Oct 4, 02:02 ET
In a conversation that began “best internet provider in a new build neighborhood outside austin where options are limited”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from orangehardwares.com.
Shopping ad: TP-LINK IEEE 802.11ac Cable Modem/Wireless Router 2.40 GHz ISM Band 5 GHz UNII Band 1900 Mbit/s Wireless Speed · $304.69
Best for question · Oct 3, 23:10 ET
In a conversation that began “spectrum internet price 2026”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Spectrum.
Text ad: “Bundle and Save”
Price question · Oct 3, 23:20 ET
In a conversation that began “frontier fiber vs xfinity internet”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Spectrum Special.
Text ad: “Spectrum Internet Plans - $30/mo + No Contract”
Comparison question · Oct 4, 04:47 ET
In a conversation that began “how to get a static ip at home”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from bestproxyandvpn.com.
Text ad: “Reliable Static IP Private Proxies”
Fix or choose question · Oct 4, 11:19 ET
In a conversation that began “slow internet fix at home”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from Red River Technology.
Text ad: “Fix Wi-Fi Dead Zones”
Fix or choose question · Oct 3, 23:18 ET
In a conversation that began “how to find internet providers near me”, after the follow-up message, ChatGPT showed an ad from EverQuote.
Text ad: “Compare local providers”
Fix or choose question · Oct 4, 03:15 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 | 31 | 20.1% |
| Comparison | 24 | 15.6% |
| Price | 24 | 15.6% |
| Fix or choose | 22 | 14.3% |
| Long scenario | 23 | 14.9% |
| Short search | 15 | 9.7% |
| Worth it | 15 | 9.7% |
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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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