GPTBot — What It Is and How to Handle It

GPTBot is OpenAI's web crawler that collects training data for GPT models. Publishers can block it via robots.txt to opt out of AI training.

Operator: OpenAI | Type: AI Training | Category: AI Crawler

GPTBot is classified as an AI crawler. It accesses your content for AI-related purposes. If you want to protect your content from being used without compensation, consider blocking or monetizing access from this crawler with Centinel.

Centinel automatically detects GPTBot using behavioral fingerprinting. When detected, you can allow it, block it, challenge it with an interstitial page, or set a per-request licensing fee — all enforced in real-time with under 2ms latency.