# OAI-SearchBot and GPTBot: two different OpenAI crawlers

> OpenAI uses OAI-SearchBot to find pages for search in ChatGPT and GPTBot to collect content for training its models. Blocking OAI-SearchBot in robots.txt can keep your pages out of ChatGPT search answers; blocking GPTBot only opts out of training.

Entry AYKA-E-0005 · Fact · Source: https://getayka.com/entries/oai-searchbot-gptbot/ · Updated 2026-11-04

## Key facts
- OAI-SearchBot: ChatGPT search results
- GPTBot: model training
- Controlled in: robots.txt, separately

## What to do
Open your robots.txt: if you want to be cited in ChatGPT search, do not disallow OAI-SearchBot.

## Source
OpenAI: Overview of OpenAI crawlers: https://platform.openai.com/docs/bots

## How to cite this entry
AYKA Technologies, “OAI-SearchBot and GPTBot: two different OpenAI crawlers”, entry AYKA-E-0005, getayka.com, updated 2026-11-04. https://getayka.com/entries/oai-searchbot-gptbot/