ChatGPT Atlas

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ChatGPT Atlas
Developer OpenAI
Initial releasemacOS: October 21, 2025;21 days ago (2025-10-21)
Engine Blink
License Proprietary software, based on an open source project
Website chatgpt.com/atlas

ChatGPT Atlas (also known as simply Atlas) is an AI browser developed by OpenAI. It is based on Chromium and is currently only available on macOS. [1] [2] [3]

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History

On October 21, 2025, OpenAI announced ChatGPT Atlas and released it for macOS. The announcement stated that versions for Windows, iOS, and Android were coming soon. [2] [4] [5]

The initial macOS rollout places the browser in a position to compete with established browsers like Google Chrome. The browser was introduced shortly after the release of Comet by Perplexity AI. [4] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Built on the Chromium engine, ChatGPT Atlas is integrated with the assistant platform of ChatGPT within the browser, providing features such as webpage summarization, inline text editing, and agentic functions. [10] [11] It is integrated with tools such as ChatGPT Search and ChatGPT agent.

The browser operates on a freemium model, providing a free version alongside paid subscriptions, with certain advanced features, such as the agent mode, available only to Plus and Pro subscribers. [11] [12]

Features

ChatGPT Atlas features a ChatGPT sidebar within the browser that allows users to ask questions about the current webpage, summarize information, compare products, and analyze data from any site. [13]

The "browser memories" feature allows ChatGPT to remember facts and insights from visited sites to provide context, subject to user privacy controls. [12] OpenAI has stated that "browser memories" are held on its servers for 30 days and are deleted afterward, and that user data would only be disclosed via "valid" legal processes or in an "emergency situation". [14]

Agent mode

The browser includes an optional agent mode for premium subscribers. [15] It gives the AI a cursor and highlights the browser UI in blue, allowing it to perform tasks such as booking hotels and creating documents. [16] [17]

Criticism

In October 2025, cybersecurity firm LayerX Security reported the discovery of a vulnerability in OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas browser, which the firm named "ChatGPT Tainted Memories." The exploit reportedly utilizes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) flaw to inject persistent, malicious instructions into the AI model's memory. [18] According to the researchers, these hidden instructions could survive across user sessions and devices, potentially allowing an attacker to execute unauthorized commands or code when a user subsequently issues a legitimate prompt. LayerX also noted that the browser, at the time of the report, lacked robust anti-phishing protections, which they claimed heightened the potential risk of the vulnerability. The firm stated it had responsibly disclosed its findings to OpenAI. [19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bhuiyan, Johana (October 21, 2025). "ChatGPT Atlas: OpenAI launches web browser centered around its chatbot". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Field, Hayden (October 21, 2025). "OpenAI's AI-powered browser, ChatGPT Atlas, is here". The Verge. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Introducing ChatGPT Atlas". openai.com. October 21, 2025. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Zeff, Maxwell (October 21, 2025). "OpenAI launches an AI-powered browser: ChatGPT Atlas". TechCrunch. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  5. ↑ Caswell, Amanda (October 21, 2025). "ChatGPT Atlas launch live — OpenAI takes on Chrome with new browser". Tom's Guide. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  6. ↑ "OpenAI launches AI browser Atlas in latest challenge to Google". Reuters. October 21, 2025. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  7. ↑ "ChatGPT-maker OpenAI releases web browser to rival Google". www.bbc.com. October 22, 2025. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  8. ↑ Rogers, Reece. "OpenAI's Atlas Browser Takes Direct Aim at Google Chrome". Wired. ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  9. ↑ "The Internet is Better on Comet". Perplexity AI . October 2, 2025. Retrieved October 25, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ↑ Godel, John. "Generative AI: OpenAI Atlas - An AI-Native Web Browser Arrives". www.c-sharpcorner.com. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  11. 1 2 Warren, Tom (October 21, 2025). "OpenAI is about to launch its new AI web browser, ChatGPT Atlas". The Verge. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Introducing ChatGPT Atlas". OpenAI. October 21, 2025. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  13. ↑ Bhuiyan, Johana (October 21, 2025). "ChatGPT Atlas: OpenAI launches web browser centered around its chatbot". The Guardian. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Column | ChatGPT just came out with its own web browser. Use it with caution". The Washington Post. October 22, 2025. ISSN   0190-8286. Archived from the original on October 25, 2025. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
  15. ↑ Bhuiyan, Johana (October 21, 2025). "ChatGPT Atlas: OpenAI launches web browser centered around its chatbot". The Guardian. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  16. ↑ "I let ChatGPT Atlas do my Walmart shopping for me - here's how the AI browser agent did". ZDNET. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  17. ↑ "OpenAI's New ChatGPT Atlas Browser Just Dropped – 5 Things You Need to Know". TechRadar. October 22, 2025. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  18. ↑ News, The Hacker. "New ChatGPT Atlas Browser Exploit Lets Attackers Plant Persistent Hidden Commands". The Hacker News. Retrieved October 28, 2025.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  19. ↑ "'ChatGPT Tainted Memories' Exploit Enables Command Injection in Atlas Browser" . Retrieved October 28, 2025.
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