ChatGPT Sites is an OpenAI feature for creating, previewing, publishing, and sharing interactive websites from a ChatGPT conversation. It can produce a simple information site, web app, game, or other browser-based project without requiring a separate hosting setup for the first deployment.
The feature is in public beta. Access depends on your ChatGPT plan, region, and workspace settings, so seeing a demonstration does not necessarily mean the Sites option is available in your account yet.
Quick answer
You describe the site you want in ChatGPT Work or use @Sites, review the result, and publish it to a hosted URL. OpenAI says Sites is available on paid plans other than Go, with a staged rollout across eligible plans. Free and Go users are not included in the initial public beta.
Every deployment is a production deployment. There is no separate staging URL, so it is important to save a version and preview changes before publishing them.
Confirmed at a glance
| Detail | Current information |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Build and publish websites, lightweight apps, and games from ChatGPT |
| Status | Public beta |
| Entry points | ChatGPT Work on the web and Work/Codex in the desktop app |
| Initial plan access | Paid plans except Go; rollout timing differs by plan |
| Free plan | Not included in the initial beta |
| Regional limits | Not available in the EEA, Switzerland, or the UK at launch |
| Hosting | OpenAI provides a public deployment URL |
| Custom domains | Available in supported accounts, with some workspace limitations |
| Separate staging deployment | No; every deployment URL is production |
OpenAI can change beta availability, usage limits, and workspace controls. Check the current Sites panel and official documentation before planning a launch around a specific account.
What can you build with ChatGPT Sites?
OpenAI describes Sites as a way to create websites, web apps, and games. In practice, the right scope is a project that can be understood and tested in a browser: a landing page, portfolio, event page, interactive calculator, small directory, prototype, or lightweight internal tool.
Sites is not simply a text-to-page generator. A project remains linked to ChatGPT so you can ask for layout changes, fix behavior, update copy, and publish a new version. OpenAI’s developer guide also describes optional storage services for projects that need durable structured data or uploaded files.
The feature does not remove the need to inspect what was built. Forms, calculations, external links, privacy statements, analytics, and mobile layouts should all be tested before a public link is shared.
How the publishing workflow works
A typical workflow has four parts:
- Describe the audience, purpose, pages, and required behavior.
- Preview the generated site and test its important interactions.
- Save a version that you can return to if a later edit causes a problem.
- Publish the site and choose the sharing settings allowed by your account or workspace.
Our step-by-step ChatGPT Sites guide covers this process in more detail, including what to put in the first prompt and what to check before publishing.
Who can use it?
OpenAI says the public beta starts with Pro, Pro Lite, Enterprise, and Edu, while Plus and Business access is rolling out. Availability also depends on region. The launch documentation excludes the European Economic Area, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Enterprise administrators may need to enable public publishing. Workspace policies can also limit who can open a site, whether a public link is permitted, and which connected services can be used.
See ChatGPT Sites plans, regions, and workspace access for a clearer account-by-account checklist.
Custom domains, limits, and privacy
Where the option is available, a custom domain can replace the default hosted address. Connecting one usually requires access to the domain’s DNS settings. Enterprise custom domains are not available at launch, according to OpenAI’s help article.
The beta also has plan-based usage limits. Reaching a limit can prevent new projects or affect storage and high-usage public sites. OpenAI does not present Sites as unlimited hosting, so a project expecting sustained traffic should have a migration plan and should not rely on an untested beta limit.
Privacy depends on both the site and the ChatGPT account. OpenAI states that Business, Enterprise, and Edu data is not used to train models by default. For individual plans, the account’s data-control setting may allow conversations to be used to improve models. Sites also does not support data or inference residency at launch.
Read ChatGPT Sites domains, limits, and privacy before adding visitor data, secrets, or a production domain.
What ChatGPT Sites does not guarantee
Publishing successfully does not guarantee that a site is accessible, legally compliant, secure, indexed by search engines, or ready for heavy traffic. You remain responsible for the content and the user experience.
Do not place API keys, passwords, or private credentials in a prompt, source file, or public page. OpenAI provides a secrets area in Sites settings for supported server-side use. Even then, permissions should be limited and exposed behavior should be tested.
Likewise, a generated privacy page should reflect the site’s actual data handling. If the site uses analytics, forms, authentication, advertising, or third-party embeds, those services need to be disclosed accurately.
Official sources
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Sites help article is the primary source for plan access, regions, publishing, custom domains, limits, and data controls. The Sites developer guide explains project linkage, deployment behavior, storage, secrets, and workspace identity.
Because the feature is in beta, use those pages and the options shown in your own account as the final reference.
FAQ
Is ChatGPT Sites a website builder?
Yes. It creates and hosts websites and interactive browser projects through ChatGPT, while allowing follow-up edits in the same project.
Is ChatGPT Sites free?
No. The initial public beta is for eligible paid plans and excludes Free and Go.
Can ChatGPT Sites use a custom domain?
Custom domains are supported where the option is available. Account type and workspace policy can affect access, and Enterprise custom domains are not available at launch.
Is ChatGPT Sites available in the UK or EU?
Not at launch. OpenAI lists the EEA, Switzerland, and the UK as unavailable regions for the initial beta.
Does ChatGPT Sites have a staging environment?
No separate staging deployment is documented. Every deployment URL is production, so preview and save a version before publishing.
Can it store data?
OpenAI documents D1 for durable structured data and R2 for files. Whether a project should store personal or sensitive information requires a separate privacy and security review.