OpenAI might soon give Apple, Google, and Microsoft some new competition—but not by building a phone or search engine. Instead, they’re coming for your login screen.
Yup, “Sign in with ChatGPT” could soon become a thing. OpenAI just quietly dropped a page asking developers if they’d be interested in letting users sign in to third-party apps using their ChatGPT credentials. Think: shopping apps, productivity tools, social media platforms, and any online service that asks you to log in.
This might sound like a small move, but it’s a big flex. ChatGPT now boasts around 600 million monthly active users—so OpenAI isn’t just playing in the AI arena anymore, it’s eyeing the broader consumer tech space. And giving people the ability to log in with ChatGPT could be a strategic way to embed itself more deeply into everyday online experiences.
OpenAI has already started testing the waters with this feature inside Codex CLI, their open-source AI coding terminal. Developers were able to connect their Free, Plus, or Pro ChatGPT accounts to API usage, and OpenAI sweetened the deal with API credits: $5 for Plus users and $50 for Pro users. That’s not just marketing; it’s proof they’re serious about making ChatGPT the new digital passport.
Their developer interest form is casting a wide net—from tiny apps with under 1,000 users to giants serving 100 M+ weekly users. They’re also asking about how apps currently charge for AI and whether they’re already plugged into OpenAI’s API ecosystem.
While CEO Sam Altman teased this move back in 2023, it looks like 2025 is when the wheels are turning. No word yet on when this will launch publicly, but if it takes off, “Sign in with ChatGPT” could become the next must-have button on your favorite apps.
Has “logging in” just been upgraded to GPT-level? Stay tuned.
