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ChatGPT Now Lets You Use Apps Like Expedia, Spotify, and Zillow Directly in Chat

OpenAI's new feature lets ChatGPT users access apps like Spotify and Zillow within chats, available on Free to Pro plans outside the EU, enhancing productivity and interactivity.

  • On Monday, OpenAI unveiled a new generation of interactive apps integrating Spotify, Canva, Booking.com, Expedia, Figma, Coursera, and Zillow into ChatGPT at DevDay 2025.
  • The Apps SDK, built on the Model Context Protocol, lets developers design interfaces; Altman said `We want ChatGPT to be a great way for people to make progress`.
  • Users can invoke apps by name or receive automatic suggestions, and apps like Zillow and Spotify render interactive interfaces within ChatGPT without leaving the chat.
  • Apps are available in preview to logged-in ChatGPT users outside the EU across Free, Go, Plus and Pro plans, and OpenAI says developers can reach over 800 million weekly users, challenging Apple and Google.
  • OpenAI plans to expand the app selection in the coming months and accept submissions later this year with DoorDash, Instacart, Uber, and AllTrails expected to join, while monetization standards like the Agentic Commerce Protocol and privacy concerns remain under scrutiny.
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The integration of applications directly within ChatGPT marks a new chapter in the evolution of everyday artificial intelligence. OpenAI has started to enable a system that allows you to interact with external services without leaving the chatbot environment, as if it were a smart switchboard capable of coordinating tasks on multiple platforms. This novelty is supported by a ChatGPT app-specific SDK, which allows developers and companies to conn…

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GIGAZINE broke the news in on Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
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